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plastic

/ˈplæstɪk/
noun
  1. A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.

  2. (metonym) Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services.

  3. Fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population.

adjective
  1. Capable of being moulded; malleable, flexible, pliant.

    Similar: flexible, malleable, pliant

  2. Producing tissue.

  3. Creative, formative.

Synonymsersatz, fake, flexible, malleable, pliant
Antonymselastic, genuine

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