Inflexible
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English
Adjective
Inflexible (comparative more Inflexible, superlative most Inflexible)
- Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.
- Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits; obstinate; stubborn; resolute; determined.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:obstinate
Antonyms
Adverbs for Inflexible
rigidly; obdurately; stiffly; arrogantly; austerely; autocratically; brutally; strictly; imperiously; domineeringly; tyrannically; sharply; rigorously; hardly; haughtily; inexorably; peremptorily; severely; uncompromisingly; unsparingly; sternly; hatefully; notoriously; intolerably; heartbreakingly; obstinately; tenaciously; resolutely; determinedly; stubbornly; unreasonably; consistently; immovably; indomitably; unflinchingly.
Thesaurus
adamant, adamantine, at a standstill, cast-iron, certain, changeless, closed to, constant, determinate, determined, dogged, dour, dyed, established, fated, fateful, firm, fixed, flinty, frozen, fundamentalist, grim, hard, hard and fast, hard-core, hard-line, headstrong, hidebound, immobile, immotile, immotive, immovable, immutable, impersuadable, impersuasible, impervious, implacable, impliable, inalterable, indefeasible, indomitable, inductile, inelastic, ineluctable, inescapable, inevasible, inevitable, inexorable, inextensible, inextensile, inextensional, intractable, intractile, intransigent, invariable, invincible, iron, ironbound, ironclad, ironhanded, irreconcilable, irremovable, irresilient, irresistible, irrevocable, loyal, mulish, muscle-bound, necessary, nonelastic, nonstretchable, obdurate, obstinate, orthodox, pat, pigheaded, procrustean, purist, puristic, puritan, puritanic, refractory, relentless, resistless, resolute, resolved, rigid, rigorist, rigoristic, rigorous, rock-ribbed, rockbound, set, settled, severe, single-minded, sot, standpat, stationary, staunch, steadfast, steady, steely, stern, stiff, stony, straightlaced, straitlaced, strict, stubborn, sure, sure as death, sure as fate, true, unaccommodating, unadaptable, unaffected, unalterable, unamenable, unavoidable, unbending, unchangeable, unchanging, uncompliant, uncompromising, unconquerable, uncontrollable, undeflectable, unextendible, unextensible, unflappable, unflexible, ungiving, unimpressionable, uninfluenceable, unlimber, unmalleable, unmodifiable, unmovable, unmoved, unmoving, unpersuadable, unpliable, unpliant, unpreventable, unreceptive, unrelenting, unresponsive, unshakable, unshakeable, unshaken, unstoppable, unsuggestible, unsusceptible, unswayable, unswerving, untractable, unvaried, unvarying, unyielding
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References
- Inflexible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
French
Adjective
Inflexible (epicene, plural Inflexibles)
