1. (

• plastic ,
• pliant

) capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature" ;

2. (

• ductile ,
• malleable ,
• pliable ,
• pliant ,
• tensile ,
• tractile

) capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy" ;

3. (

• elastic ,
• flexible ,
• pliable ,
• pliant

) able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract" ;

4. (

• bendable ,
• pliable ,
• pliant ,
• waxy

) capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" ;