RIGID Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word rigid. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for RIGID
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inflexible | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • incapable of change • not making concessions • resistant to being bent adjective satellite • incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances | ||||||||
stiff | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having a strong physiological or chemical effect noun • an ordinary man • the dead body of a human being adverb • to a great degree • in a stiff manner adjective satellite • not moving or operating freely • strong, vigorous • rigidly formal • marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable • incapable of or resistant to bending • very drunk | ||||||||
unbending | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances | ||||||||
adamant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem adjective satellite • impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason | ||||||||
firm | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments adverb • with resolute determination adjective satellite • marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable • not soft or yielding to pressure • strong and sure • not subject to revision or change • (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling • not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall • securely established • possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue • securely fixed in place • unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause verb • become taut or tauter • make taut or tauter | ||||||||
hard | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adjective • not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure • dispassionate • resisting weight or pressure • produced without vibration of the vocal cords • (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source • (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum adverb • with effort or force or vigor • with firmness • earnestly or intently • causing great damage or hardship • slowly and with difficulty • indulging excessively • into a solid condition • very near or close in space or time • with pain or distress or bitterness • to the full extent possible; all the way adjective satellite • very strong or vigorous • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort • given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors • being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content • unfortunate or hard to bear • dried out | ||||||||
immovable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • property consisting of houses and land adjective satellite • not able or intended to be moved | ||||||||
immutable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or nature adjective satellite • constant and unchanging | ||||||||
obdurate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing • showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings | ||||||||
persistent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • retained; not shed adjective satellite • never-ceasing • continually recurring to the mind • stubbornly unyielding | ||||||||
resolute | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination adjective satellite • characterized by quickness and firmness | ||||||||
solid | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous • entirely of one substance with no holes inside noun • matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure • the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape • a three-dimensional object, structurally rigid, usually resistant to changes of shape or volume adjective satellite • characterized by good substantial quality • of one substance or character throughout • uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks • providing abundant nourishment • of good quality and condition; solidly built • not soft or yielding to pressure • having length, breadth and thickness • impenetrable for the eye • financially dependable • of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial • meriting respect or esteem • of the same color throughout • acting together as a single undiversified whole | ||||||||
steadfast | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable • firm and dependable especially in loyalty | ||||||||
sturdy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not making concessions adjective satellite • having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships • substantially made or constructed | ||||||||
unadaptable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not adaptable | ||||||||
unbendable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable | ||||||||
unchangeable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not changeable or subject to change | ||||||||
unmovable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not able or intended to be moved | ||||||||
unyielding | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly unyielding • resistant to physical force or pressure | ||||||||
rigidified | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • become rigid • make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | ||||||||