Be more flexible.
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Flexible
/ˈflek.sɪ.bəl/
Synonyms for "flexible" (425 found)
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Closest matches (85)
Adjective(29 words)
pliablepliantaccommodatingad hoc materialsadaptableadaptable methodadaptive assessmentadaptive controlleradaptive learneradaptive learningadaptive planningadaptive systemadaptive system architectureadaptive teaching modeladjustableagilebroad rulecareer-changeableclayiestclaylike soil
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compromisingcompromising stanceconciliatoryconfigurableconfigurable optionscreative layoutcultural resiliencedeformabledeformable object
able to adaptacquiescentactiveadaptableadaptiveadjustableall aroundall-aroundalterablealterativeambidextrousamenableamphibiousbendablebendingbiddablebouncybuoyantchangeablecheckered
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Noun(18 words)
ad hoc arrangementadult education programagile project managementarticulated armattuningbend plasticblank canvaschangingchanging systemchaotic orientedclassify as variableclassroom grouping actionclassroom-activity stationcognitive structurecoral reef adaptationcurriculum adaptationcustomizingdecentralized authority
Verb(4 words)
Adverb(2 words)
changeably timed assignmentdeformably flexible material
Strong matches (128)
Adjective(53 words)
different limitsdiscretionarydiscretionary projectdynamic approachdynamic body of lawdynamic classdynamic classroomdynamic endurancedynamic lessondynamic performancedynamic programming techniquedynamic systemeasygoing mannerecological adaptabilityeducational balanceeffective governanceelasticelastic energyelastic energy storageelastic object
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elastic stretchelasticalerratic tempoevolving social arrangementfacultativeflexilefloating lifefloppierfloppiestfluid motionforward-looking curriculumfree-form dayfreeform muralfreeform patternfunctional diversityholistic pedagogyimprovisationalinclusive curriculuminformal contextinformal languageinformal layoutinformal rulesinformal tipsjointed arml2 education designlate arrival policylaxestlissomlitherlithestlong term viabilityloose scheduleloose system
Noun(24 words)
Verb(2 words)
giving waylimbered
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Adjective(88 words)
malleablemodel lesson planmodifiable factormovable doormultipurposemultiuse spacenegotiablenimblenimblernomadicnonclass-basednondeterministic approachnonprescriptivenonregulatory approachnonrestrictivenonrigidnontraditional learneropen discussion sessionopen ended labopen ended problem
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open matteropen mindedopen spacesopen-ended projectopen-ended tasksopen-mindedopportunisticoptional policyorganizational opennesspersonal freedomplastic canplastic solidplastic watering canpolymorphicprogrammableprogressing curriculumquick-changingrangyreconfigurable benchreconfigurable layoutrelaxablerepositionableresilient designresilient ecosystemresilient ecosystemsresizable arrayresponsive cultureresponsive systemrobust empirical evidencerubberlikescalableself paced studyshapeable materialsinuoussoftsoft argumentsoft fabricsoft transition plansofterspecial events roomsquashiersqueezablestretchable yarnstretchierstretchieststrong language trainingsupplersupplesttransformabletransformable patternundogmaticunplanned dayunrestrictiveunstructured dayunstructured environmentunstructured inquiryunstructured learningunstructured learning activitiesunstructured lessonunstructured observationunstructured templateurban ecosystem resilientvariable pacevariable propertyversatileweb-basedwhippyyielding capacity
manageablemaneuverablemany sidedmany-sidedmetamorphicmobilemodifiablemoldablemovablemuscularmutablenonuniformobedientopenother directedother-directedpassivepermutablepersuadablepersuasible
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plaitedplasticpleatedpliablepliantplicateplicatedplicatilepracticalproteanproteiformquilledreceptiveresilientresourcefulresponsiverubberyruffledsensitivesequaciousshapablesoftspringystretchstretchablestretchysubmissivesupplesusceptibletensiletractabletractiletransienttransitorytuckedtwilledtwo-handedunaustereundemandingunexactingunharshunsevereunstrictuntroublesomevariableversatilewhippywieldablewieldywillowyyielding
Adjective(8 words)
Noun(37 words)
manifoldmany waysmarket-based pricingmaterial deformabilitymath lesson templatemedia shiftsmetal bendmore culturally resilientmore individual-choicemore scheduling patternmost adaptivemost deformablemultiples orientedmultipurpose roommutable qualitynegotiatingopenopen endedopen ended directionsopen ended tasks
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open number-linepermeable membraneplastic modelpotluckproject-based learning environmentresilient organizationretoolingrubatorubber bandrubber band energiesrubber-band looprule of thumb methodscaffolded flexible approachstretch fabricvagabondingvariable definitionwell adjusted person
Adverb(1 words)
more usable resources
Determiner(3 words)
most kinetic energy conservingno frameworkno strings funding
Pronoun(1 words)
thou wast variant
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesflexible approachflexible curriculumflexible hoursflexible learningflexible scheduleflexible thinking
Inflections
2 entriesmore flexiblemost flexible
Derivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
15 entriesSample sentences
17 total sentences available.
The education system needs to be more flexible.
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You must be flexible in your thinking.
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My body is not so flexible as it used to be.
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