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   in·flex·i·ble

   /inˈfleksəb(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. unwilling to change or compromise: "once she had made up her mind, she was inflexible" Similar stubbornobstinateobdurateintractableintransigentunbendingimmovableinexorableunadaptableunaccommodatinghideboundset in one's waysblinkeredsingle-mindedpigheadedmulishuncompromisingdoggedadamantfirmresolutediehardsteelyiron-willeddyed-in-the-woolformal:refractoryOpposite flexibleaccommodating
   • ▪ not able to be changed or adapted to particular circumstances: "inflexible rules" Similar unalterableunchangeableunvaryingunwaveringunshakeableentrenchedfirmfixedsetestablishedhard and fastuncompromisingstringentrigorousstrictsevereinexorableimmutableOpposite flexible
   • 2. not able to be bent; stiff: "the heavy inflexible armor of the beetles" Similar rigidstiffnonflexibleunyieldingunbendingunbendabletauthardfirminelasticrare:impliableunmalleableOpposite flexiblepliable

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin inflexibilis, from in- ‘not’ + flexibilis ‘flexible’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. inflexibly adverb

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › inflexibleInflexible Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of INFLEXIBLE is not flexible. How to use inflexible in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Inflexible.

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   INFLEXIBLE definition: 1. (especially of opinions and rules) fixed and unable or unwilling to change: 2. (especially of…. Learn more.

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   adjective. incapable of change. “a man of inflexible purpose” synonyms: adamant, adamantine, inexorable, intransigent. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason. die-hard, rock-ribbed. tradition-bound and obstinately opinionated. fossilised, fossilized, ossified. set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs.

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   Inflexible means unbending, adhering undeviatingly to a set plan, purpose, or the like: inflexible in interpretation of rules; an inflexible will. Relentless suggests so pitiless and unremitting a pursuit of purpose as to convey a sense of inevitableness: as relentless as the passing of time.

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   1. not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible plastic rod. 2. of an unyielding temper, purpose, will, etc.; immovable: an inflexible determination.

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   INFLEXIBLE meaning: 1. (especially of opinions and rules) fixed and unable or unwilling to change: 2. (especially of…. Learn more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINFLEXIBLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Something or someone that is inflexible cannot or will not change or be altered, even if the situation changes. Workers insisted the new system was too inflexible.

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   Refusing to change one's attitude, purpose, or principles; immovable. An inflexible disciplinarian. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Synonyms: sturdy. uncompromising. unbending. rigid. unadaptable. stringent. strict. stiff. steadfast. rigorous. retractable. refractory. indurative.

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    Definition of inflexible adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishINFLEXIBLE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    INFLEXIBLE definition: 1. Inflexible rules, opinions, beliefs, etc do not change easily: 2. Inflexible materials do not…. Learn more.