ductile

5 antonyms for ductile — opposites grouped by meaning.

Adj — Able to be drawn out into thin wire without snapping.

Synonyms by Meaning

Able to be drawn out into thin wire without snapping.

“Gold is highly ductile, allowing it to be drawn into very fine wires.”

malleable pliable pliant tensile tractile

Opposites

brittle

Easily influenced or guided by others.

Opposites

firm inflexible resolute obstinate

brittle firm inflexible resolute obstinate

Ductile came into English from Old French, which took it from Latin ductilis, meaning ‘easily led’.

firm brittle resolute malleable obstinate pliable inflexible pliant