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in·flex·i·ble
 inflexible
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
not capable of being bent, or not easy to bend; rigid.
an inflexible steel rod- synonyms:
- rigid, stiff, unbendable
- antonyms:
- elastic, flexible, supple
- similar words:
- firm, fixed, solid, unbending
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| definition 2: |
not capable of compromise or accommodation; not subject to change; unalterable.
- synonyms:
- immutable, unchangeable
- antonyms:
- elastic, flexible, supple
- similar words:
- adamant, brittle, firm, immovable, inexorable, ironbound, ironclad, mulish, narrow, relentless, rigid, strict, unbending, uncompromising, willful
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| definition 3: |
not subject to pressure or influence; stubborn or unyielding.
her inflexible determination- synonyms:
- immovable, rigid, stubborn, unyielding
- antonyms:
- flexible
- similar words:
- adamant, determined, dogged, firm, hidebound, impervious, implacable, intractable, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, pigheaded, relentless, resolute, tenacious, tough, unadaptable, unbending, willful
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| related words: |
doctrinaire, dogmatic, hardheaded, immutable, impenetrable, little, pitiless, set, stern, stringent, tense, uncompromising |
adverb + (adj.)inflexible
completely, necessarily, rather, relatively, somewhat, too, totally
(adj.)inflexible
+ noun
approach,
bureaucracy,
conduct,
constraint,
demand,
environment,
hour,
law,
measure,
nature,
position,
regulation,
requirement,
retirement,
rule,
schedule,
structure,
style,
supply,
trade,
tradition,
training,
workplace
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| derivations: |
inflexibly (adv.), inflexibility (n.), inflexibleness (n.) |
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