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- pronunciation:
- rI
jihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
difficult or impossible to bend; not flexible; stiff.
We'll need more rigid poles to hold up this larger tent.He tried to bend the pipe, but it remained rigid.Her smile was rigid and her manner was curt.The general's face was rigid with determination.- synonyms:
- hard, inflexible, stiff
- antonyms:
- bendable, elastic, lax, lithe, plastic, pliable, pliant, springy, supple
- similar words:
- firm, inelastic, solid, tough, unbending
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| definition 2: |
incapable of change or compromise; unyielding.
Her father was a rigid disciplinarian.As they get older, they become more rigid in their habits.- synonyms:
- immovable, inflexible, obdurate, set, severe, strict, unrelenting
- antonyms:
- elastic, malleable, pliable, pliant, supple
- similar words:
- die-hard, doctrinaire, dour, firm, obstinate, pigheaded, precise, relentless, stern, stiff-necked, stubborn, unbending, uncompromising
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| definition 3: |
firmly established and unchanging.
She rebelled against the rigid social conventions of her day.- synonyms:
- fixed, immovable, inflexible, ironclad, set
- antonyms:
- elastic, pliable
- similar words:
- doctrinaire, firm, immutable, inexorable, inveterate, narrow, unbending
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| definition 4: |
scrupulously exact; stringent; rigorous.
This boat was built to rigid specifications.- synonyms:
- rigorous, strict, stringent
- antonyms:
- lenient
- similar words:
- accurate, careful, close, demanding, exact, meticulous, painstaking, precise, scrupulous, unbending, uncompromising
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| related words: |
adamant, austere, brittle, critical, dour, erect, impenetrable, inflexible, mathematical, opinionated, prim, puritanical, religious, rigorous, rugged, severe, steady, stiff, stony, taut, tense, tight |
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| derivations: |
rigidly (adv.), rigidity (n.), rigidness (n.) |
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