Definitions

flexibility

[flek-suh-bil-i-tee] / ˌflɛk səˈbɪl ɪ ti /

NOUN

elasticity, adaptability

Synonyms

STRONGEST

resilience

STRONG

affability complaisance compliance docility flaccidity flexibleness give litheness plasticity pliability pliancy springiness suppleness tractability

WEAK

adjustability extensibility limberness tensility

Antonyms

WEAK

constraint inelasticity inflexibility resistance

Example Sentences

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Flexibility is the name of the game, second only to talent.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

Flexibility with food gave her more than just dietary variety; it opened up her life.

From Slate • May 25, 2025

Flexibility is helpful to employees, though, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024

Despite the overall rosier outlook, the ESO plans to reintroduce its Demand Flexibility Scheme again this year.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2023

“It’s awful. I have the grace of a landslide. Flexibility of an earthquake.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Vocabulary lists containing flexibility

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