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elastic

/ə-/noun, adjective3 syllables

Elastic means: capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy.

Synonyms for elastic29

noun, as in a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together

rubber band, elastic band

adjective, as in capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy

bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy, chewy, elasticized, elasticised, expandable, expandible, expansible, expansile, fictile, moldable
and 10 more, plastic, flexible, whippy, rubbery, rubberlike, springlike, stretch, stretchable, stretchy, viscoelastic

adjective, as in able to adjust readily to different conditions

flexible, pliable, pliant, adaptable

Opposites of elastic

inelastic

What does elastic mean?4

adjective

1

capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy“an elastic band”

2

able to adjust readily to different conditions“a flexible personality”

noun

1

a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together

2

a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with elastic?8

two syllables

plasticdrastic

three syllables

fantasticsarcasticscholasticstochasticmonastic

five syllables

enthusiastic
Show 40 near rhymes
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Elastic in a sentence

  • A rubber ball bounces because it is elastic.CM
  • This swimming suit is made of elastic material.Lumi_alt
  • Knead the dough with both hands until it becomes elastic.pauldhunt
  • Filo pastry is very elastic and has a low fat content.Nylez
  • Have you tried a belt with an elastic band?Amastan
  • I prefer to wear belts that are elastic.Lumi
  • This material stops being elastic under extreme cold.frpzzd
  • The meniscus is not a bone. It is a cartilage, a flexible, elastic tissue.carlosalberto

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of elastic

as a noun

plural
elastics