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Synonyms for inflexible
ɪnˈflɛk sə bəlin·flex·i·ble

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  1. inflexibleadjective

    Synonyms:
    unflexible

    Antonyms:
    flexible

  2. inflexibleadjective

    Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.

    Synonyms:
    unflexible

    Antonyms:
    flexible

  3. inflexibleadjective

    Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits; obstinate; stubborn; resolute; determined.

    Synonyms:
    unflexible

    Antonyms:
    flexible

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. 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.

    Synonyms:
    contumacious, decided, determined, dogged, firm, fixed, headstrong, heady, immovable, indomitable, intractable, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, persistent, pertinacious, refractory, resolute, resolved, stubborn, unconquerable, unflinching, unyielding

    Antonyms:
    amenable, complaisant, compliant, docile, dutiful, gentle, irresolute, obedient, pliable, pliant, submissive, teachable, tractable, undecided, wavering, yielding

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. inflexibleadjective

    incapable of change

    "a man of inflexible purpose"

    Synonyms:
    unbending, rigid, uncompromising, sturdy

    Antonyms:
    adaptable, flexible, limber, pliant, supple, stretched, bendable, spinnable, flexile, pliable, negotiable, double-jointed, spinnbar, waxy, on the table

  2. uncompromising, sturdy, inflexibleadjective

    not making concessions

    "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"

    Synonyms:
    stout, hardy, unbending, sturdy, stalwart, tough, uncompromising, rigid

    Antonyms:
    pliable, double-jointed, flexile, stretched, flexible, spinnbar, on the table, supple, limber, adaptable, waxy, bendable, spinnable, pliant, negotiable

  3. inflexibleadjective

    resistant to being bent

    "an inflexible iron bar"; "an inflexible knife blade";

    Synonyms:
    unbending, rigid, uncompromising, sturdy

    Antonyms:
    flexible, limber, stretched, pliant, supple, adaptable, double-jointed, spinnbar, spinnable, pliable, waxy, flexile, on the table, bendable, negotiable

  4. inflexible, rigid, unbendingadjective

    incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances

    "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate"

    Synonyms:
    stiff, strict, unbending, set, sturdy, uncompromising, fixed, rigid

    Antonyms:
    waxy, negotiable, adaptable, on the table, spinnable, flexile, limber, stretched, supple, pliant, flexible, pliable, spinnbar, bendable, double-jointed

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. inflexibleadjective

    Synonyms:
    stiff, rigid

  2. inflexibleadjective

    Synonyms:
    pertinacious, dogged, stubborn, obstinate, unyielding, refractory, headstrong, wilful, cantankerous, intractable, heady, obdurate, cross-grained

  3. inflexibleadjective

    Synonyms:
    firm, resolute, steadfast, immovable, persevering

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. inflexibleadjective

    Synonyms:
    unyielding, rigid, impliable, immovable, resolute, steadfast

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How to use inflexible in a sentence?

  1. Nicole Mason:

    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.

  2. Iris Murdoch:

    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.

  3. Pete Buttigieg:

    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.

  4. Tony Marnell:

    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?

  5. Kenneth McGraw:

    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.


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