flexible

Questions about flexible

What does flexible mean?

flexible means "capable of being changed". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in flexible?

flexible has 3 syllables: flex-i-ble. The stress falls on "flex". In IPA it is /ˈflɛksəbəl/.

What is another word for flexible?

Close synonyms include flexile, elastic, pliable, pliant, whippy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of flexible?

The recorded antonyms are inflexible, inflexible.

Is flexible a common word?

flexible is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with flexible?

1 word rhymes with flexible. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.