FLEXIBILITY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

flexibility

noun

Definition of flexibility

as in elasticity

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as in changeability

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Recent Examples of flexibility Businesses are scaling back workplace flexibility The SolComms benefit comes at a time when many company leaders are scaling back on employee flexibility and benefits, and during a tightening labor market where employers have the upper-hand. — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 That flexibility can be valuable when electricity demand suddenly rises, or renewable generation fluctuates. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026 This would give local managers greater flexibility to address wildfire risk, forest health, watersheds, timber production and local economic conditions. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 But Green Springs gives the district more flexibility with a larger, newer footprint after it was partly rebuilt following a fire in 2011. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026 The handheld strikes a near perfect balance between authentically re-creating the GBA’s design while updating its hardware with new controls, a much better screen, and the flexibility of Android at a price that feels like a bargain. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026 Getting set up Many companies have established virtual power plant programs to offer utility companies greater flexibility and resources for managing electricity demand on the grid. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 Fund flexibility through leasing and JV structures, not ownership, so the balance sheet isn’t stranded when acuity mix shifts again. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Cortne Bonilla-Oliva Senior Shopping Editor, Marie Claire The third is category flexibility. — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flexibility

Noun

In a 12-week clinical study, improvements in firmness and elasticity began as early as two weeks.

— Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Annemarie Börlind’s Eye Wrinkle Cream boosts skin elasticity, protects from further signs of aging, and reduces the appearance of fine lines.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of elasticity

Noun

More specifically, genres, whether spoken or written, reflect the changeability of their formal characteristics in connection to changes in the situation and the actions relevant to these genres.

— Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Dripping glitter, shimmering adhesive crystals, dramatic slashes of eyeliner and smudges of eyeshadow—there was a playful, shifting experimentalism here, to signal the young characters’ changeability and ingenuity.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026

Definition of changeability

Noun

Clouds, which for the artist Biggers symbolize potential and mutability, formed the theme of the evening, hanging over dinner on the museum’s terrace in synthetic cotton and wire constructions from an event designer.

— Vanessa Grigoriadis, Vanity Fair, 21 July 2026
Those who recognize a compositional genius that grew out of constantly shifting dynamics and tempos, jazzy originality and infinite mutability.

— Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026

Definition of mutability

Noun

Rituals is already active in the youth mental health space as cofounder of Super Chill, a program that uses playful mind and body exercises to help children recognize their emotions and develop mental resilience.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Should corporate revenues demonstrate resilience while profit margins suffer cost compression, markets may reevaluate earnings prospects across energy intensive sectors.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of resilience

Noun

Those willing to deal with volatility can consider select tactical opportunities in medium- to long-duration bonds, said.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
In the close quarters of the boat, the family’s fragile equilibrium, long organised around his volatility, begins to crack.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026