| flexible | | |
| adj. | 1. flexible | capable of being changed.; "flexible schedules" |
| ~ limber, supple | (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable.; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination" |
| ~ on the table, negotiable | able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise.; "negotiable demands"; "the proposal is still on the table" |
| adj. | 2. flexible, flexile | able to flex; able to bend easily.; "slim flexible birches" |
| ~ elastic | capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy.; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk" |
| ~ bendable, waxy, pliable, pliant | capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking.; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" |
| ~ double-jointed | having unusually flexible joints especially of the limbs or fingers. |
| ~ limber, supple | (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely. |
| ~ limber | (used of artifacts) easily bent. |
| ~ spinnbar, spinnable | capable of being spun into fibres. |
| ~ stretched | (of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching.; "well-stretched muscles are less susceptible to injury" |
| adj. | 3. elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant | able to adjust readily to different conditions.; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract" |
| ~ adaptable | capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use.; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths" |
| adj. | 4. flexible, whippy | bending and snapping back readily without breaking. |
| ~ elastic | capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy.; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk" |
| adj. | 5. compromising, conciliatory, flexible | making or willing to make concessions.; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet" |
| ~ yielding | tending to give in or surrender or agree.; "too yielding to make a stand against any encroachments" |
| loosen | | |
| v. (change) | 1. loose, loosen | make loose or looser.; "loosen the tension on a rope" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ relax, loose, loosen | become loose or looser or less tight.; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" |
| ~ relax, unbend | make less taut.; "relax the tension on the rope" |
| ~ slacken, remit | make slack as by lessening tension or firmness. |
| ~ slack | release tension on.; "slack the rope" |
| ~ unscrew | loosen something by unscrewing it.; "unscrew the outlet plate" |
| ~ unscrew | loosen by turning.; "unscrew the bottle cap" |
| v. (social) | 2. loosen, relax | make less severe or strict.; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ loosen, relax | become less severe or strict.; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" |
| v. (social) | 3. loosen, relax | become less severe or strict.; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ loosen, relax | make less severe or strict.; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" |
| v. (contact) | 4. loosen, tease, tease apart | disentangle and raise the fibers of.; "tease wool" |
| ~ unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out | extricate from entanglement.; "Can you disentangle the cord?" |
| v. (contact) | 5. loosen, undo, untie | cause to become loose.; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (contact) | 6. loosen | make less dense.; "loosen the soil" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ scarify | break up.; "scarify soil" |
| ~ fluff, ruffle | erect or fluff up.; "the bird ruffled its feathers" |
| v. (change) | 7. loose, loosen, relax | become loose or looser or less tight.; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" |
| ~ weaken | become weaker.; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" |
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