Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable.
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Pliable
/ˈplaɪəbəl/
Synonyms for "pliable" (198 found)
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Adjective(7 words)
Noun(3 words)
Verb(1 words)
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Noun(8 words)
moldablemotivatedmovableopenopen mindedopen-mindedoperablepassivepersuadablepersuasibleperviousplaitedplasticpleatedpliantplicateplicatedplicatilepracticalquick
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quilledreadyreceptiveresponsivereusableripe for instructionruffledschoolablesensitivesequaciousshapablesheepishspinelessspringysuasiblesubmissivesuggestiblesupplesusceptibleswayabletameteachablethirsty for knowledgetractabletractiletrainabletuckedtwilleduntroublesomeusableutilizableversatileweakweak kneedweak mindedweak-kneedweak-mindedweak-willedwhippywieldablewieldywillingwillowyworkableyielding
Adjective(24 words)
moldablenonrigidplastic canplastic fiberpliantrelaxableresilient ecosystemsrubberlikeshapeableshapeable clayshapeable materialsoftsoft argumentsoft fabricsquashiersquashysquishieststretchierstretchiesttensile
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5 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Whereas the junction is more stiff or rigid, the nexus is more pliable; it is, as it were, animate or articulated.
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Tom is the most pliable of the four.
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With enough money, it's a simple matter to find and work the most pliable politicians.
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