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Inflexible

Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.

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Adamant 84% connected

A stone imagined by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness; but in modern mineralo…

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Adamant 84% connected

A stone imagined by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness; but in modern mineralo…

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Adamantine 84% connected

Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as, adamantine bonds or chains.

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Adamantine 84% connected

Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as, adamantine bonds or chains.

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Fossilized 84% connected

of Fossilize

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Fossilized 84% connected

of Fossilize

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Inexorable 84% connected

Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless; as, an inexorable prince or t…

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Inexorable 84% connected

Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless; as, an inexorable prince or t…

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Intransigent 84% connected

Refusing compromise; uncompromising; irreconcilable.

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Intransigent 84% connected

Refusing compromise; uncompromising; irreconcilable.

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Ironclad 84% connected

Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare.

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Ironclad 84% connected

Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel for naval warfare.

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Ossified 84% connected

Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; -- said of tissues.

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Ossified 84% connected

Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; -- said of tissues.

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Rigid 84% connected

Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.

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Rigid 84% connected

Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.

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Stiff 84% connected

Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.

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Stiff 84% connected

Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.

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Derivationally related 4

Inflexibility 74% connected

The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness; inflexibleness; rigidity; firmness of will o…

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Inflexibility 74% connected

The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness; inflexibleness; rigidity; firmness of will o…

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Inflexibleness 74% connected

The quality or state of being inflexible; inflexibility; rigidity; firmness.

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Inflexibleness 74% connected

The quality or state of being inflexible; inflexibility; rigidity; firmness.

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See also 8

Obstinate 66% connected

Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; --…

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Obstinate 66% connected

Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; --…

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Stubborn 66% connected

Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persua…

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Stubborn 66% connected

Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding; persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion; not yielding to reason or persua…

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Synonym 4

Rigid 92% connected

Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.

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Sturdy 92% connected

Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn; unrelenting; unfeeling; stern.

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Unbending 92% connected

of Unbend

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Uncompromising 92% connected

Not admitting of compromise; making no truce or concessions; obstinate; unyielding; inflexible.

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Antonym 4

Flexible 94% connected

Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle.

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Flexible 94% connected

Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle.

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