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in·flex·i·ble
 inflexible
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- pronunciation:
- ihn
flek
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
not able to be bent, or not easy to bend; stiff.
Concrete is inflexible and breaks during earthquakes.- synonyms:
- rigid, stiff
- antonyms:
- elastic, flexible, supple
- similar words:
- firm, fixed, solid
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| definition 2: |
not able to compromise or accommodate; not able to change.
The teacher was very inflexible about his rules.- antonyms:
- flexible
- similar words:
- firm, narrow, rigid, strict, willful
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| definition 3: |
not likely to change under pressure or influence; stubborn.
She gets her work done with inflexible determination.- synonyms:
- stubborn
- similar words:
- determined, firm, obstinate, willful
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| related words: |
little, set, stern, tense |
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| derivations: |
inflexibly (adv.), inflexibility (n.), inflexibleness (n.) |
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