inflexible
not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
of a rigid or unyielding temper, purpose, will, etc.; immovable: an inflexible determination.
not permitting change or variation; unalterable: inflexible rules.
Origin of inflexible
1synonym study For inflexible
Other words for inflexible
Opposites for inflexible
Other words from inflexible
- in·flex·i·bil·i·ty, in·flex·i·ble·ness, noun
- in·flex·i·bly, adverb
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How to use inflexible in a sentence
However, inflexible interpretations of the First Amendment tied our hands in Charlottesville.
D.C. Officials Ignored the Lessons We Learned in Charlottesville. Here Are 3 Things Leaders Should Do to Help Prevent Future Attacks | Michael Signer | January 13, 2021 | TimeIt is so inflexible that people marvel over some of the bending it has done so far.
The coronavirus has turned the NFL into a joke, and nobody should be laughing | Jerry Brewer | November 30, 2020 | Washington PostThey create bureaucracy with complex approval systems that remove authority from the front line, in favor of inflexible rules-based systems that are not customer-friendly.
We need a G.I. Bill for frontline workers, the heroes of COVID-19 | matthewheimer | October 27, 2020 | FortuneIt adds a detachable keyboard and trackpad cover to the iPad, along with an adjustable kickstand akin to the Microsoft Surface — arguably more useful than Apple’s own Magic Keyboard and its inflexible posture.
Yes, Your iPad Can Replace Your Desktop or Laptop. Here Are 5 Things to Know First | Patrick Lucas Austin | May 28, 2020 | TimeHere he finds the ground prepared for the anti-semitic attack on rigidity, stubbornness, inflexibility as Jewish qualities.
The governor has successfully pleased both, however, by blaming the Obama administration for inflexibility.
Swing States Sit Out Obamacare: What Four Holdouts Are Doing | David Freedlander | September 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe inflexibility is a reassuring ideological message for some members.
NRA Convention Gun Advocates Include Victims, Immigrants, Kids | Michael Ames | May 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe tries to be consistent, but his detractors see it as inflexibility.
Most of the ‘e’ formations are closed, a sign of inflexibility once his mind is made up.
For Presidential Hopefuls, the Handwriting Says It All | Sheila Kurtz | January 11, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTDeep, yet not harsh, lines were imprinted on the whole of his countenance, which indicated inflexibility and self-possession.
Newton Forster | Captain Frederick MarryatShe must understand now the inflexibility of his character and the intensity of his devotion.
The Varmint | Owen JohnsonFrom this out, his own vigour, his own extraordinary individuality and inflexibility carried him through from beginning to end.
Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value | Arthur Glyn LeonardThe Dauphin is an infant, you will constitute a council of regents, composed of men of inflexibility.
The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 | Eugne SueVossius's desire to have Grotius continue in Holland was so great, that his friend's inflexibility gave him much uneasiness.
The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius | Jean Lvesque de Burigny
British Dictionary definitions for inflexible
/ (ɪnˈflɛksəbəl) /
not flexible; rigid; stiff
obstinate; unyielding
without variation; unalterable; fixed
Origin of inflexible
1Derived forms of inflexible
- inflexibility or inflexibleness, noun
- inflexibly, adverb
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