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NONPLIANT Antonyms

There are 12 antonyms of the word nonpliant. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For NONPLIANT

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acquiescent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest

adaptable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use

compliant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• inclined to comply

cooperative
adjectiveadj
adjective

• done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit

noun

• a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners

• an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it

adjective satellite

• involving the joint activity of two or more

• willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement

docile
adjectiveadj
adjective

• willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed

adjective satellite

• ready and willing to be taught

• easily handled or managed

flexible
adjectiveadj
adjective

• capable of being changed

• able to flex; able to bend easily

• making or willing to make concessions

adjective satellite

• able to adjust readily to different conditions

• bending and snapping back readily without breaking

malleable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily influenced

• capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

manageable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• capable of being managed or controlled

adjective satellite

• capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do

pliable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• susceptible to being led or directed

• capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

• able to adjust readily to different conditions

• capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking

pliant
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• capable of being influenced or formed

• capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

• able to adjust readily to different conditions

• capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking

supple
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

• (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable

• (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

verb

• make pliant and flexible

yielding
adjectiveadj
noun

• a verbal act of admitting defeat

• the act of conceding or yielding

adjective satellite

• inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

• lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure

• tending to give in or surrender or agree

Alternatives for ACQUIESCENT

Alternatives for ADAPTABLE

Alternatives for COMPLIANT

Alternatives for COOPERATIVE

Alternatives for DOCILE

Alternatives for FLEXIBLE

Alternatives for MALLEABLE

Alternatives for MANAGEABLE

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