Antonyms of adj inelastic

1 sense of inelastic

Sense 1
inelastic (vs. elastic) -- (not elastic; "economists speak of an inelastic price structure")

elastic (vs. inelastic) -- (capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk")
        => bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy -- (elastic; rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf")
        => chewy -- ((of a consistency) requiring chewing; "chewy caramels")
        => elasticized, elasticised -- (made with strands or inserts of elastic; "slacks with an elasticized waistband")
        => expandable, expandible, expansible, expansile -- ((of gases) capable of expansion)
        => fictile, moldable, plastic -- (capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay")
        => flexible, whippy -- (bending and snapping back readily without breaking)
        => rubbery, rubberlike -- (having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness)
        => springlike -- (resembling a spring or the action of a spring)
        => stretch -- (easily stretched; "stretch hosiery")
        => stretchable, stretchy -- (capable of being easily stretched and resuming former size or shape)
        => viscoelastic -- (having viscous as well as elastic properties)

Similarity of adj inelastic

1 sense of inelastic

Sense 1
inelastic (vs. elastic) -- (not elastic; "economists speak of an inelastic price structure")
       => dead -- (lacking resilience or bounce; "a dead tennis ball")
       => nonresilient -- (not resilient)
       => springless -- (lacking in elasticity or vitality; "went off with springless steps")
          Also See-> inflexible#3

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