PROTEAN Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word protean. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| adaptable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use | ||||||
| all-around | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • many-sided | ||||||
| all-purpose | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not limited in use or function | ||||||
| all-round | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • many-sided | ||||||
| changeful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change | ||||||
| diverse | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • many and different • distinctly dissimilar or unlike | ||||||
| ever-changing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by continuous change or effective action | ||||||
| flexible | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • capable of being changed • able to flex; able to bend easily • making or willing to make concessions adjective satellite • able to adjust readily to different conditions • bending and snapping back readily without breaking | ||||||
| malleable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • easily influenced • capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out | ||||||
| manifold | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes • a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies • a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions adjective satellite • many and varied; having many features or forms verb • make multiple copies of • combine or increase by multiplication | ||||||
| many-sided | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having many parts or sides adjective satellite • having many aspects or qualities • full of variety or interest | ||||||
| multifaceted | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having many aspects or qualities | ||||||
| mutable | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature adjective satellite • prone to frequent change; inconstant • tending to undergo genetic mutation | ||||||
| resourceful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having inner resources; adroit or imaginative | ||||||
| variable | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • liable to or capable of change noun • something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation • a quantity that can assume any of a set of values • a star that varies noticeably in brightness • a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity adjective satellite • marked by diversity or difference • (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied | ||||||
| variegated | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having a variety of colors | ||||||
| versatile | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having great diversity or variety • changeable or inconstant • competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another • able to move freely in all directions | ||||||
| multitalented | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • Having skill or talent in more than one field. | ||||||
| multiform | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances | ||||||
| polymorphic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms • relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population adjective satellite • having or occurring in several distinct forms | ||||||
