inflexible

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Entry Word: inflexible

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 not capable of changing or being changed <the inflexible law of gravity>

Synonyms fixed, hard-and-fast, immutable, invariable, unalterable, unchangeable

Related Words changeless, constant, determinate, established, set, settled, stable, steadfast, steady, unaltered, unchanging, unvarying; immovable, unmovable

Near Antonyms adaptable, adjustable; fickle, fluctuating, inconstant, uncertain, unstable, varying

Antonyms alterable, changeable, flexible, mutable, variable

2 incapable of or highly resistant to bending <shoes made of inflexible plastic hurt my feet> — see stiff 1
3 not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards <inflexible entry rules for the contest ban anyone who works for the company as well as any of their relatives> — see rigid 1
4 sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion <her inflexible father was unmoved by tears and pleading, and he grounded her anyway> — see obstinate

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