Antonyms of adj expandable
2 senses of expandable
Sense 1
expandable, expandible, expansible -- (able to expand or be expanded)
INDIRECT (VIA expansive) -> unexpansive -- (showing no tendency to expand; "unexpansive bodies")
Sense 2
expandable, expandible, expansible, expansile -- ((of gases) capable of expansion)
INDIRECT (VIA elastic) -> inelastic -- (not elastic; "economists speak of an inelastic price structure")
Similarity of adj expandable
2 senses of expandable
Sense 1
expandable, expandible, expansible -- (able to expand or be expanded)
=> expansive (vs. unexpansive) -- (able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion; "Expansive materials"; "the expansive force of fire")
Sense 2
expandable, expandible, expansible, expansile -- ((of gases) capable of expansion)
=> elastic (vs. inelastic) -- (capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk")