Inflexible

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Not easily bent; stiff or rigid.
  • adj. Incapable of being changed; unalterable.
  • adj. Unyielding in purpose, principle, or temper; immovable.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.
  • adj. Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits; obstinate; stubborn; resolute; determined.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.
  • adj. Firm in will or purpose; not to be turned, changed, or altered; resolute; determined; unyieding; inexorable; stubborn.
  • adj. Incapable of change; unalterable; immutable.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not flexible; incapable of bending or of being bent; rigid: as, an inflexible rod.
  • Unyielding in temper or purpose; that will not yield to prayers or arguments; firm in purpose; incapable of being turned; not to be prevailed on.
  • Not to be changed or altered; unalterable; not permitting variation.
  • Synonyms Rigid, stiff.
  • Inexorable, inflexible, resolute, steadfast, unbending, unyielding, immovable, unrelenting; obstinate, stubborn, dogged.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. incapable of change
  • adj. incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
  • adj. not making concessions
  • adj. resistant to being bent
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    flexible   
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    Words with the same meaning
    obstinate    -- unbending    pertinacious    stubborn    rigid    unyielding    inexorable    unrelenting    stiff    firm   
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    flexible   
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