Antonyms for resilient


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ri-zil-yuhnt, -zil-ee-uhnt
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈzɪl yənt, -ˈzɪl i ənt


Definition of resilient

Origin :
  • 1640s, "springing back," from Latin resilientem "inclined to leap or spring back," present participle of resilire (see resilience). Figuratively, of persons, from 1830. Related: Resiliently.
  • adj bouncy, flexible
Example sentences :
  • Octavia's resilient flesh crawled and quivered at her memories.
  • Extract from : « The Devil in Iron » by Robert E. Howard
  • They are a dangerous, tenacious, resilient, ruthless and unrelenting foe to have.
  • Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
  • The wire for this purpose should be annealed, and not resilient.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • Another group was schooled in bending the resilient but tough hickory.
  • Extract from : « My Attainment of the Pole » by Frederick A. Cook
  • The bed was clearly a good bed, resilient, softly garnished.
  • Extract from : « The Price of Love » by Arnold Bennett
  • She went by with her quick and resilient tread, her cheek royally red.
  • Extract from : « The Purple Heights » by Marie Conway Oemler
  • Resilient youth, like a coiled spring that has been loosed, was off with a bound.
  • Extract from : « Mavericks » by William MacLeod Raine
  • Did not resilient bones tell the tale of brutes viler than men?
  • Extract from : « Visionaries » by James Huneker
  • The road, hard and free from dust, echoed the resilient hoof-falls of our beasts.
  • Extract from : « Visionaries » by James Huneker
  • He had still to learn what an adaptable, resilient organism man is.
  • Extract from : « Burned Bridges » by Bertrand W. Sinclair

Synonyms for resilient

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