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Inflexible

Inflexible Meaning & Definition
Inflexible Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Inflexible?

[adj] literal meanings; "an inflexible iron bar"; "an inflexible knife blade"
[adj] extended meanings; incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose"
[adj] not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"
[adj] incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Inflexible: adamant | adamantine | brassbound | die-hard(a) | flinty | fossilised | fossilized | granitic | hardcore | hard-core | hardline | hard-line | inexorable | intransigent | ironclad | muscle-bound | ossified | rigid | rock-ribbed | semirigid | stand-up | stiff | stiffened | unadaptable | unbending | uncompromising | unyielding

Related Terms | Find terms related to Inflexible: adamant | adamantine | at a standstill | cast-iron | certain | changeless | closed to | constant | determinate | determined | dogged | dour | dyed | established | fated | fateful | firm | fixed | flinty | frozen | fundamentalist | grim | hard | hard and fast | hard-core | hard-line | headstrong | hidebound | immobile | immotile | immotive | immovable | immutable | impersuadable | impersuasible | impervious | implacable | impliable | inalterable | indefeasible | indomitable | inductile | inelastic | ineluctable | inescapable | inevasible | inevitable | inexorable | inextensible | inextensile | inextensional | intractable | intractile | intransigent | invariable | invincible | iron | ironbound | ironclad | ironhanded | irreconcilable | irremovable | irresilient | irresistible | irrevocable | loyal | mulish | muscle-bound | necessary | nonelastic | nonstretchable | obdurate | obstinate | orthodox | pat | pigheaded | procrustean | purist | puristic | puritan | puritanic | refractory | relentless | resistless | resolute | resolved | rigid | rigorist | rigoristic | rigorous | rockbound | rock-ribbed | set | settled | severe | single-minded | sot | standpat | stationary | staunch | steadfast | steady | steely | stern | stiff | stony | straightlaced | straitlaced | strict | stubborn | sure | sure as death | sure as fate | true | unaccommodating | unadaptable | unaffected | unalterable | unamenable | unavoidable | unbending | unchangeable | unchanging | uncompliant | uncompromising | unconquerable | uncontrollable | undeflectable | unextendible | unextensible | unflappable | unflexible | ungiving | unimpressionable | uninfluenceable | unlimber | unmalleable | unmodifiable | unmovable | unmoved | unmoving | unpersuadable | unpliable | unpliant | unpreventable | unreceptive | unrelenting | unresponsive | unshakable | unshakeable | unshaken | unstoppable | unsuggestible | unsusceptible | unswayable | unswerving | untractable | unvaried | unvarying | unyielding

See Also | inelastic

Inflexible In Webster's Dictionary

\In*flex"i*ble\, a. [L. inflexiblis: cf. F. inflexible. See {In-} not, and {Flexible}.] 1. Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding. 2. Firm in will or purpose; not to be turned, changed, or altered; resolute; determined; unyieding; inexorable; stubborn. ``Inflexibleas steel.'' --Miltom. Amanof upright and inflexibletemper . . . can overcome all private fear. --Addison. 3. Incapable of change; unalterable; immutable. The nature of things is inflexible. --I. Watts. Syn: -- Unbending; unyielding; rigid; inexorable; pertinacious; obstinate; stubborn; unrelenting.

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