fictile

adjective

Definition of fictilenext
as in pliant

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fictile
  1. pliant
  2. pliable
  3. malleable
  4. artless
  5. guileless
  6. unsophisticated
  7. genuine
  8. unworldly
Adjective
  • The world went in, and pliant, playful interpretations flowed out.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Fernández’s theory is that Mark must have told the women the code to his safe in his pliant stupor.
    — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of pliant
Adjective
  • The rug is pliable enough to fit in the washing machine, which means a pad comes in handy for keeping it stable underfoot.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Place 6 tortillas on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 3 minutes, or until the tortillas are very pliable and easy to fold.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of pliable
Adjective
  • The survey also found that the public’s views of a national health plan are highly malleable.
    — Rachel Roubein, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Memory is malleable, and even worse, humans are terrible at knowing whether their memories are reliable.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of malleable
Adjective
  • That suits the artless, unfiltered way Yo describes her life, spending a fair amount of time recollecting her own childhood.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026
  • By contrast, Erika is a vamp, a woman whose wardrobe encompasses high fashion and BDSM — maybe this is what makes Erika choose him to be her assistant, just as her icy, dominatrix cool appeals to the refreshingly artless Elliot.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of artless
Adjective
  • The guileless Lowen gobbles it up, spinning an elaborate fantasy about the woman Verity was before the accident.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In a film full of surfaces — Pattinson’s TV-ready sheen, a physical landscape dominated by ever-present screens — his guileless vulnerability provides necessary depth.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of guileless
Adjective
  • Five months later, the Taliban militia, which had no airpower and unsophisticated weaponry, seized control of Kabul in just ten days.
    — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Sophisticated scams The days of thinking of scammers as unsophisticated, disjointed actors are over in 2026, according to Yoon.
    — Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of unsophisticated
Adjective
  • And Steward’s emphasis on cultivating a genuine connection to his players fit naturally with the culture Chesney vowed to instill in Westwood.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Companies have achieved genuine breakthroughs in locomotion, perception and manipulation.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of genuine
Adjective
  • Internationally, however, the film’s distribution prospects rest largely on Cotillard, also burdened with the heaviest dramatic lifting to do as the stricken, unworldly protagonist who bridges the film’s two improbably connected realms.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • Channels the inner, bestial urges to release an unworldly howl that pushes back any nearby enemies.
    — Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
Definition of unworldly
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“Fictile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fictile. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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