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Meaning of inflexible in English
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈflɛksəb(ə)l/
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Classifying Adjective
inflexible
Definitions
1.
incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
Examples
« a rigid disciplinarian »
« an inflexible law »
« an unbending will to dominate »
Synonyms
unadaptable
Qualitative Adjective
inflexible
Etymology
late Middle English: from Latin inflexibilis, from in-‘not’ + flexibilis‘flexible’
Definitions
1.
extended meanings
Examples
« incapable of change »
« a man of inflexible purpose »
Synonyms
adamant
adamantine
inexorable
intransigent
die-hard(a)
rock-ribbed
flinty
granitic
unyielding
fossilized
fossilised
ossified
hard-core
hardcore
ironclad
brassbound
Antonyms
flexible
2.
not making concessions
Examples
« took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks »
« uncompromising honesty »
Synonyms
hard-line
hardline
unyielding
Antonyms
compromising
conciliatory
flexible
3.
literal meanings
Examples
« an inflexible iron bar »
« an inflexible knife blade »
Synonyms
muscle-bound
rigid
stiff
semirigid
stand-up
stiff
stiff
stiffened
Antonyms
flexible
flexile
See also
inelastic