| Afrikaans | Engels |
|---|
| buigsaam | ⇆ adaptable; ⇆ compliable; ⇆ ductile; ⇆ flexible; ⇆ flexile; ⇆ limber; ⇆ limp; ⇆ lissom; ⇆ lithe; ⇆ lithesome; ⇆ malleable; ⇆ pliable; ⇆ supple; ⇆ tractable; ⇆ yielding |
| buig | ⇆ arch; ⇆ bend; ⇆ bob; ⇆ bow; ⇆ buckle; ⇆ crook; ⇆ curve; ⇆ deflect; ⇆ decline; ⇆ diffract; ⇆ flex; ⇆ hinge; ⇆ incline; ⇆ incurve; ⇆ inflect; ⇆ hunch; ⇆ lean; ⇆ lower; ⇆ move; ⇆ stoop |
| buigsaamheid | ⇆ flexibility; ⇆ litheness; ⇆ pliability; ⇆ pliancy; ⇆ suppleness; ⇆ tractability |
| onbuigsaam | ⇆ unbending; ⇆ unyielding; ⇆ rigorous; ⇆ inflexible; ⇆ iron‐bound; ⇆ stern; ⇆ stiff; ⇆ uncompromising; ⇆ unpliable; ⇆ unrelenting |