MALLEABLE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MALLEABLE?

Need another word that means the same as “malleable”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “malleable” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Malleable” are: ductile, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile, plastic, soft, workable, suggestible, susceptible, impressionable, amenable, cooperative, adaptable, compliant, tractable, accommodating

Malleable as an Adjective

Definitions of "Malleable" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “malleable” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of a metal or other material) able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking.
• Easily influenced.
• Easily influenced; pliable.
• Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out.

Synonyms of "Malleable" as an adjective (17 Words)

accommodating	Obliging; willing to do favors. We always found the our local branch most accommodating.
adaptable	Capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use. The frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths.
amenable	Open to being acted upon in a certain way. The tumor was not amenable to surgical treatment.
compliant	Disposed to agree with others or obey rules, especially to an excessive degree; acquiescent. A compliant labour force.
cooperative	Willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement. They have been extremely considerate polite and cooperative.
ductile	(of a metal) able to be drawn out into a thin wire. Ductile copper.
impressionable	Easily impressed or influenced. An impressionable youngster.
plastic	Made of plastic. Plastic substances such as wax or clay.
pliable	Easily influenced. Quality leather is pliable and will not crack.
pliant	Easily bent. A pliant nature.
soft	Used chiefly as a direction or description in music soft in a quiet subdued tone. Julia s soft heart was touched by his grief.
suggestible	Open to suggestion; easily swayed. A suggestible client would comply.
susceptible	(of a person) easily influenced by feelings or emotions; sensitive. Susceptible to colds.
tensile	Of or relating to tension. A tensile steel rod.
tractable	Easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)- Samuel Butler. She has always been tractable and obedient even as a child.
tractile	Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out.
workable	Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are. More flour and salt can be added until they make a workable dough.

Usage Examples of "Malleable" as an adjective

• They are as malleable and easily led as sheep.
• A malleable metal can be beaten into a sheet.
• Malleable metals such as gold.

Associations of "Malleable" (30 Words)

adaptable	Able to be modified for a new use or purpose. The frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths.
adjustable	Capable of being changed so as to match or fit. An adjustable spanner.
amenable	Readily reacting to suggestions and influences. Someone amenable to the instruction of others.
convertible	A convertible security. The bonds are convertible into ordinary shares.
docile	Ready and willing to be taught. The docile masses of an enslaved nation.
ductile	Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. Ductile copper.
ductility	The malleability of something that can be drawn into threads or wires or hammered into thin sheets.
elastic	A narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things such as papers together. The definition of nationality is elastic in this cosmopolitan country.
flexibility	The property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped. Players gained improved flexibility in their ankles.
flexible	Bending and snapping back readily without breaking. Flexible rubber seals.
impressionable	Easily influenced. An impressionable age.
limber	Attach the limber. A limber imagination.
manageable	Capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do. Her long hair was black wavy and manageable.
obedient	Complying or willing to comply with an order or request; submissive to another’s authority. An obedient soldier.
pliable	Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. They soaked the leather to made it pliable.
pliant	Easily bent. A pliant young tree.
readjust	Adjust again after an initial failure. I readjusted the rear view mirror.
rein	Stop or slow up one s horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins. He took up the reins of government.
responsiveness	The quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events. The responsiveness of the vehicle.
saddle	Put a saddle on. He saddles Native Mission in today s Tote Gold Trophy Hurdle at Newbury.
subdued	Not brilliant or glaring. A subdued glow came through the curtains.
susceptible	Easily impressed emotionally. Susceptible to colds.
tame	Brought from wildness into a domesticated state. She was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed.
tensile	Capable of being drawn out or stretched. A tensile force.
thermostat	Control the temperature with a thermostat.
tractability	The trait of being easily persuaded.
tractable	Easily managed (controlled or taught or molded. Tractable young minds.
versatile	Having great diversity or variety. Versatile moods.
vulnerable	(of a partnership) liable to higher penalties, either by convention or through having won one game towards a rubber. We were in a vulnerable position.
waxy	Made of or covered with wax. A thin face with a waxy paleness.