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RIGID Antonyms

There are 14 antonyms of the word rigid. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For RIGID

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flexible
adjectiveadj
adjective

• capable of being changed

• able to flex; able to bend easily

• making or willing to make concessions

adjective satellite

• able to adjust readily to different conditions

• bending and snapping back readily without breaking

adaptable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use

easygoing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not hurried or forced

• not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship

• relaxed and informal in attitude or standards

elastic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy

noun

• a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together

• a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material

adjective satellite

• able to adjust readily to different conditions

fluid
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure

• continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas

adjective satellite

• subject to change; variable

• characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape

• smooth and unconstrained in movement

• in cash or easily convertible to cash

• affording change (especially in social status)

lenient
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tolerant or lenient

• not strict

• characterized by tolerance and mercy

loose
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not compact or dense in structure or arrangement

• not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting

• not affixed

adverb

• without restraint

adjective satellite

• (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player

• not officially recognized or controlled

• not literal

• emptying easily or excessively

• not tense or taut

• (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

• not carefully arranged in a package

• having escaped, especially from confinement

• casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

verb

• grant freedom to; free from confinement

• turn loose or free from restraint

• make loose or looser

• become loose or looser or less tight

malleable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• easily influenced

• capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

pliable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• susceptible to being led or directed

• capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

• able to adjust readily to different conditions

• capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking

soft
adjectiveadj
adjective

• yielding readily to pressure or weight

• compassionate and kind; conciliatory

• (of sound) relatively low in volume

• produced with vibration of the vocal cords

• not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)

• (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone

• (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

• (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')

adverb

• in a relaxed manner; or without hardship

adjective satellite

• easily hurt

• (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value

• using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation

• tolerant or lenient

• soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

• having little impact

• out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance

• willing to negotiate and compromise

• not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship

• mild and pleasant

• not brilliant or glaring

supple
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

• (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable

• (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely

verb

• make pliant and flexible

compromising
adjectiveadj
adjective

• making or willing to make concessions

adjective satellite

• vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion

moving
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• in motion

• arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion

• used of a series of photographs presented so as to create the illusion of motion

nonrigid
adjectiveadj
adjective

• designating an airship having a shape maintained only by internal gas pressure and without a supporting structure

Alternatives for FLEXIBLE

Alternatives for ADAPTABLE

Alternatives for EASYGOING

Alternatives for ELASTIC

Alternatives for FLUID

Alternatives for LENIENT

Alternatives for LOOSE

Alternatives for MALLEABLE

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