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Lightweight high/medium-entropy alloys (H/MEAs) possess attractive properties such as high strength-to-weight ratios, however, their limited room-temperature tensile ductility hinders their widespread engineering implementation, for instance in aerospace structural components. This work achieved a transformative improvement of room-temperature tensile ductility in Ti-V-Zr-Nb MEAs with densities of 5.4–6.5 g/cm³, via ingenious composition modulation. Through the systematic co-adjustment of Ti and V contents, an intrinsic ductility mechanism was unveiled, manifested by a transition from predominant intergranular brittle fracture to pervasive ductile dimpled rupture. Notably, the modulated deformation mechanisms evolved from solitary slip toward collaborative multiple slip modes, without significantly compromising strength. Compared to equimolar Ti-V-Zr-Nb, a (Ti1.5V)3ZrNb composition demonstrated an …