What is another word for inflexible?
Synonyms for inflexible
ɪnˈflɛk sə bəlin·flex·i·ble
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Wiktionary
inflexibleadjective
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unflexibleAntonyms:
flexibleinflexibleadjective
Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.
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flexibleinflexibleadjective
Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits; obstinate; stubborn; resolute; determined.
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flexible
English Synonyms and Antonyms
inflexible
The headstrong person is not to be stopped in his own course of action, while the obstinate and stubborn is not to be driven to another's way. The headstrong act; the obstinate and stubborn may simply refuse to stir. The most amiable person may be obstinate on some one point; the stubborn person is for the most part habitually so; we speak of obstinate determination, stubborn resistance. Stubborn is the term most frequently applied to the lower animals and inanimate things. Refractory implies more activity of resistance; the stubborn horse balks; the refractory animal plunges, rears, and kicks; metals that resist ordinary processes of reduction are termed refractory. One is obdurate who adheres to his purpose in spite of appeals that would move any tender-hearted or right-minded person. Contumacious refers to a proud and insolent defiance of authority, as of the summons of a court. Pertinacious demand is contrasted with obstinate refusal. The unyielding conduct which we approve we call decided, firm, inflexible, resolute; that which we condemn we are apt to term headstrong, obstinate, stubborn. Compare PERVERSE.
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contumacious, decided, determined, dogged, firm, fixed, headstrong, heady, immovable, indomitable, intractable, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, persistent, pertinacious, refractory, resolute, resolved, stubborn, unconquerable, unflinching, unyieldingAntonyms:
amenable, complaisant, compliant, docile, dutiful, gentle, irresolute, obedient, pliable, pliant, submissive, teachable, tractable, undecided, wavering, yielding
Princeton's WordNet
inflexibleadjective
incapable of change
"a man of inflexible purpose"
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unbending, rigid, uncompromising, sturdyAntonyms:
adaptable, flexible, limber, pliant, supple, stretched, bendable, spinnable, flexile, pliable, negotiable, double-jointed, spinnbar, waxy, on the tableuncompromising, sturdy, inflexibleadjective
not making concessions
"took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"
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stout, hardy, unbending, sturdy, stalwart, tough, uncompromising, rigidAntonyms:
pliable, double-jointed, flexile, stretched, flexible, spinnbar, on the table, supple, limber, adaptable, waxy, bendable, spinnable, pliant, negotiableinflexibleadjective
resistant to being bent
"an inflexible iron bar"; "an inflexible knife blade";
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unbending, rigid, uncompromising, sturdyAntonyms:
flexible, limber, stretched, pliant, supple, adaptable, double-jointed, spinnbar, spinnable, pliable, waxy, flexile, on the table, bendable, negotiableinflexible, rigid, unbendingadjective
incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
"a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate"
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stiff, strict, unbending, set, sturdy, uncompromising, fixed, rigidAntonyms:
waxy, negotiable, adaptable, on the table, spinnable, flexile, limber, stretched, supple, pliant, flexible, pliable, spinnbar, bendable, double-jointed
Editors Contribution
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
inflexibleadjective
inflexibleadjective
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pertinacious, dogged, stubborn, obstinate, unyielding, refractory, headstrong, wilful, cantankerous, intractable, heady, obdurate, cross-grainedinflexibleadjective
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firm, resolute, steadfast, immovable, persevering
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "inflexible":
rigid, uncompromising, unyielding, unbending, adamant, stiffness, unwieldy, intransigent
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#189 | set | |
#1672 | fixed | |
#1854 | firm | |
#2328 | determined | |
#2414 | decided | |
#4924 | tough | |
#5955 | resolved | |
#7139 | strict | |
#9645 | persistent | |
#10393 | hardy | |
#11182 | rigid | |
#12588 | stiff | |
#14954 | sturdy | |
#17856 | stout | |
#23226 | stiffness | |
#24054 | stubborn | |
#27763 | refractory | |
#39287 | adamant | |
#39728 | uncompromising | |
#42074 | inflexible | |
#42291 | opinionated | |
#42813 | heady | |
#42831 | intractable | |
#43680 | resolute | |
#48478 | stalwart | |
#49224 | immovable | |
#50489 | dogged | |
#58750 | unwieldy | |
#66176 | obstinate | |
#66995 | headstrong | |
#72731 | indomitable | |
#77339 | unflinching | |
#77553 | unyielding | |
#134215 | intransigent | |
#139798 | unconquerable | |
#151198 | unbending | |
#164509 | obdurate | |
#282433 | contumacious |
How to use inflexible in a sentence?
Those sectors are less likely to have flexibility, so when employers are inflexible or women can't come to work because of caregiving responsibilities — they have to exit the workforce.
In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way.
I believe the best way to defeat Donald Trump and deliver for the American people is to broaden and galvanize the majority that supports us on the critical issues, sen. Sanders believes in an inflexible ideological revolution that leaves out most Democrats, not to mention most Americans.
This inflexible requirement has been a fundamental barrier to financing high-speed rail in our country, is our leadership going to force projects throughout the United States to seek financial support for infrastructure in our country from foreign governments?
The training we have developed is intended to teach skills that help participants recognize inflexible, rigid thought patterns and to substitute those patterns of thinking with more adaptable thoughts.
Translations for inflexible
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- عنيدArabic
- inflexibleCatalan, Valencian
- inflexibel, unbeugsamGerman
- inflexibleSpanish
- inflexibleFrench
- ragScottish Gaelic
- inflexible, inflexíbelGalician
- ósveigjanlegurIcelandic
- inflessibileItalian
- 확고한Korean
- whakaioioMāori
- sztywny, nieugiętyPolish
- inflexívelPortuguese
- inflexibil, neflexibil, rigidRomanian
- несгиба́емый, негну́щийся, непрекло́нный, неги́бкийRussian
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