Frangible and Resilient

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Frangible adjective - Easily broken.

Usage example: frangible china teacups that were totally inappropriate for a child's birthday party

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Resilient is an antonym for frangible.

Resilient adjective - Able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted.

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Frangible is an antonym for resilient.

Nearby Words: resilience, resiliency

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Resilient and Frangible. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/frangible/resilient

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