Breakable and Supple

Opposite meaning words

Breakable adjective - Easily broken.

Usage example: elderly people's bones can be highly breakable if they haven't gotten enough calcium during their lifetimes

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Supple is an antonym for breakable.

Nearby Words: break, breaking, breaker, breakage

Supple adjective - Able to bend easily without breaking.

Usage example: a dome tent outfitted with supple fiberglass tent poles

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Breakable is an antonym for supple.

Nearby Words: suppleness, suppled

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