inflexible

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adjective

1. incapable of change (Freq. 1)
- a man of inflexible purpose
• Ant:
flexible
• Similar to:
adamant, adamantine, inexorable, intransigent, die-hard,
die-hard, fossilized, fossilised, ossified, hard-core,
ironclad, brassbound
• Derivationally related forms:
inflexibility
2. not making concessions
- took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks
- uncompromising honesty
• Syn:
uncompromising, sturdy
• Ant:
compromising (for: uncompromising)
• Similar to:
hard-line, hardline
• Derivationally related forms:
inflexibility, sturdiness (for: sturdy)
3. resistant to being bent
- an inflexible iron bar
- an inflexible knife blade
• Ant:
flexible
• Similar to:
muscle-bound, rigid, stiff, semirigid
• See Also:
inelastic
• Derivationally related forms:
inflexibleness, inflexibility
4. incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
- a rigid disciplinarian
- an inflexible law
- an unbending will to dominate
• Syn:
rigid, unbending
• Similar to:
unadaptable
• Derivationally related forms:
rigidness (for: rigid), inflexibility

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rigid, unbending, uncompromising, sturdy
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  flexible, flexile, compromising, conciliatory