inflexible
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- obstinate, implacable, intractable, obdurate, resolute, set in one's ways, steadfast, stubborn, unbending, uncompromising
- inelastic, hard, rigid, stiff, taut

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Antonyms: flexible
Contrasted words: elastic, resilient, springy, supple, ductile, malleable, plastic, pliable, pliant, fluid, liquid, agreeable, amenable, compliant, docile, responsive, swayable, yielding, mild, open, adaptable, adjustable, alterable, changeable, mutable, variable
Related Words: immobile, immovable, intractable, obstinate, indomitable, invincible, unconquerable, grim, hard, implacable, unrelenting, dyed-in-the-wool, fixed, set, sot, strict, rigorous, established, settled, changeless, unchanging

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧flex‧i‧ble AC /ɪnˈfleksəbəl, ɪnˈfleksɪbəl/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: flexibility ≠ inflexibility; adverb: flexibly ≠ inflexibly; adjective: flexible ≠ inflexible]

1. unwilling to make even the slightest change in your attitudes, plans etc Antonym : flexible:
inflexible attitudes towards change

2. inflexible rules, arrangements etc are impossible to change Antonym : flexible:
This approach is too inflexible and too costly.

3. inflexible material is stiff and will not bend Antonym : flexible
—inflexibly adverb
—inflexibility /ɪnˌfleksəˈbɪləti, ɪnˌfleksɪˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

inflexible
adj.
VERBS be, prove, seem The rules seemed arbitrary and inflexible.
become | remain
ADV. highly, very | completely, totally The seven-year period is not totally inflexible.
rather, relatively, somewhat She's a good teacher, but she can be rather inflexible.

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