flexibility

/ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/

noun 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

considerable, enormous, great | added, additional, extra, increased, more | maximum, total | enough, sufficient | financial

QUANT

degree

Teaching young children requires a high degree of flexibility when managing unexpected situations.

VERB + FLEXIBILITY

have

Working from home gave me much more flexibility to manage my family responsibilities.

show

obtain

The company obtained greater flexibility by allowing employees to work from home two days a week.

maintain, retain

restore

After the injury, the athlete did stretching exercises to restore flexibility in her knee.

bring (sb/sth), give (sb/sth), introduce, provide (sb/sth with)

The manager introduced flexibility to the work schedule so employees could start earlier or later.

allow (sb/sth), allow for, offer (sb/sth), permit (sb/sth)

Remote work permits employees greater flexibility in managing their daily schedules.

build, create

The company decided to create flexibility in its work schedules so employees could work from home.

enhance, improve, increase

encourage

The company decided to encourage more flexibility in their work schedules to help employees balance their jobs and families.

reduce | need, require

PREP

~ in

The new schedule offers more flexibility in how employees choose their working hours.

~ over

The manager showed flexibility over working hours to help employees with childcare needs.

PHRASES

a need for flexibility

Modern workplaces recognize a need for flexibility so employees can balance their jobs with family responsibilities.

Definitions

noun

The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically.

Researchers have developed a new gel they say is as durable as metal, has the flexibility of jello, and could revolutionize how our bodies heal and age.

Whether redundancies come and whether they result in industrial action remains to be seen, but it's clear that the RMT is not prepared to show any flexibility towards rail companies.

The quality of having options.

I had some flexibility in terms of whether to stay in a hotel or in a bed-and-breakfast.

For millions of people like Poteat, pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities have made health care much more accessible. […] “What the flexibility of telehealth allows during Covid was to shift gears extraordinarily rapidly,” said Dr. Shawn Ryan, a regional director of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the quality of being adaptable or variable

flexibleness

noun — the trait of being easily persuaded

tractability
tractableness

noun — the property of being flexible

flexibleness

Antonyms

inflexibility
rigidity
rigidness
intractability
intractableness
inflexibleness

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Researchers have developed a new gel they say is as durable as metal, has the flexibility of jello, and could revolutionize how our bodies heal and age.

Wiktionary

Whether redundancies come and whether they result in industrial action remains to be seen, but it's clear that the RMT is not prepared to show any flexibility towards rail companies.

Wiktionary

I had some flexibility in terms of whether to stay in a hotel or in a bed-and-breakfast.

Wiktionary

Lack of flexibility is an obstacle to one's progress.

Tatoeba · #266565

Flexibility is one of the many advantages of working from home.

Tatoeba · #737496

Lack of flexibility is an obstacle to progress.

Tatoeba · #2716465

Usage Notes

Your note

not saved

0 chars