Synonyms for inflexible
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Stiff
rigid, hardened, unbendable, taut; see firm 2, stiff 1.
Firm of purpose
implacable, resolute, obdurate, adamant, stubborn, unyielding, unshakable, immovable, determined, unrelenting, unalterable, fixed, ironclad; see also obstinate, resolute 2.
inflexible implies an unyielding or unshakable firmness in mind or purpose, sometimes connoting stubbornness his inflexible attitude; adamant implies a firm or unbreakable resolve that remains unaffected by temptation or pleading adamant to her entreaties; implacable suggests the impossibility of pacifying or appeasing implacable in his hatred; obdurate implies a hardheartedness that is not easily moved to pity, sympathy, or forgiveness her obdurate refusal to help
See inflexible in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Synonyms
inflexible inexorable adamant obdurate
These adjectives mean not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course. Inflexible implies unyielding adherence to fixed principles or purposes: My boss is inflexible on many issues.
Inexorable implies lack of susceptibility to persuasion: “Cynthia was inexorable—she would have none of him” (Winston Churchill).
It also describes things that are inevitable, relentless, and often severe in effect: “Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty” (W. Bruce Lincoln).
Adamant implies imperviousness to pleas or appeals: He is adamant about leaving right now.
Obdurate implies hard, callous resistance to tender feelings: The child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart.
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stiff.
See inflexible in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Not changing shape or bending:
inelastic, rigid, stiff, unbending, unyielding. See flexibleIncapable of changing or being modified:
immutable, inalterable, invariable, ironclad, rigid, unalterable, unchangeable. See flexibleFirmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will:
adamant, adamantine, brassbound, die-hard, grim, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, intransigent, iron, obdurate, relentless, remorseless, rigid, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding. Idiom: stubborn as a mule (or ox). See resist
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