Resilient

//ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt//

Synonyms for "resilient" (89 found)

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Closest matches (18)

elastic flexible able to adapt adaptable adaptive adjustable airy alterable alterative bendable bouncebackable bouncing bouncy bounding

Adjective(3 words)

bendable bouncebackable brave

Adjective(1 words)

bouncy

Strong matches (27)

breezy buoyant carefree changeable checkered convalescent corky debonair effervescent ever-changing expansive extensile flexile fluid free and easy impermanent jaunty kaleidoscopic light lighthearted

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lightsome limber lively malleable

Adjective(1 words)

flexible

Adjective(2 words)

live lively

Related words (44)

many sided many-sided mercurial metamorphic mobile modifiable movable muscular mutable nonuniform perky permutable plastic powerful protean proteiform rebounding recalcitrant recoiling recuperative

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recuperatory repercussive responsive reviviscent rubbery spirited springing springy stretch stretchable stretchy strong supple transient transitory unstable variable vigorous volatile whippy yielding

Adjective(1 words)

springy

Adjective(2 words)

stalwart strong

Related word relations

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6 relation types

Antonyms

2 entries

brittle fragile

Synonyms

3 entries

bendable flexible strong

Related terms

3 entries

resile resilience result

derived

7 entries

cyberresilient irresilient nonresilient resilience resiliently ultraresilient unresilient

related to

1 entries

resilience

similar

4 entries

elastic spirited

Translations

80 translations across 32 languages.

Afrikaans

2 entries

veerkragtig adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
veerkragtig adj (returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough)

Arabic

1 entries

مَرِن adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Armenian

2 entries

առաձգական adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
ճկուն adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Bulgarian

2 entries

гъвкав adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
еластичен adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Catalan

2 entries

elàstic adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
resistent adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Danish

1 entries

modstandsdygtig adj (returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough)

Dutch

3 entries

flexibel adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
veerkrachtig adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
weerbaar adj (returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough)

Esperanto

2 entries

fortika adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
rezistema adj (returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough)

Finnish

3 entries

joustava adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
sitkeä adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
tukeva adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

French

4 entries

flexible adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
résilient adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
résilient adj (returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough)
résistant adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Georgian

1 entries

დრეკადი adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

German

4 entries

belastbar adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
dauerhaft adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
elastisch adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
federnd adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Greek

3 entries

ανθεκτικός adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
ελαστικός adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
εύκαμπτος adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Hungarian

4 entries

elasztikus adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
ellenálló adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
ellenálló adj (returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough)
ellenállóképes adj (returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough)

Ingrian

1 entries

sitkiä adj (returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough)

Italian

4 entries

elastico adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
flessibile adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
resiliente adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
resiliente adj (returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough)

Khmer

4 entries

ថាវរៈ adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
ថិរៈ adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
មាំទាំ adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
រឹងឆ្កឺត adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Malay

1 entries

daya bingkas adj (returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough)

Māori

1 entries

manawaroa adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Old English

1 entries

tōh adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Pashto

3 entries

غزېدونکی adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
څکېدونکی adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
کشکېدونکی adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Polish

1 entries

elastyczny adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Portuguese

2 entries

elástico adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
resiliente adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Quechua

1 entries

anku adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Romanian

1 entries

rezilient adj (returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough)

Russian

3 entries

ги́бкий adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
упру́гий adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
эласти́чный adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

elastičan adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
fleksibilan adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Slovak

3 entries

húževnatý adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
odolný adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
pružný adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Spanish

3 entries

resiliente adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
resistente adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
tenaz adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Swedish

1 entries

motståndskraftig adj (returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions; psychologically or structurally tough)

Turkish

4 entries

dirençli adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
elastik adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
esnek adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)
sağlam adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Vietnamese

1 entries

đàn hồi adj (able to withstand force without cracking; elastic)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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We're resilient.

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You're resilient.

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Tom is resilient.

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I'm resilient.

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