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English adjective: rigid | |||
| 1. | rigid incapable of or resistant to bending | ||
| Samples | A rigid strip of metal. A table made of rigid plastic. A palace guardsman stiff as a poker. Stiff hair. A stiff neck. | ||
| Synonyms | stiff | ||
| Similar | inflexible | ||
| Antonyms | flexile, flexible | ||
| 2. | rigid incapable of compromise or flexibility | ||
| Synonyms | strict | ||
| Similar | intolerant | ||
| Antonyms | tolerant | ||
| 3. | rigid incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances | ||
| Samples | A rigid disciplinarian. An inflexible law. An unbending will to dominate. | ||
| Synonyms | inflexible, unbending | ||
| Similar | unadaptable | ||
| Antonyms | adaptable | ||
| 4. | rigid designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure | ||
| Similar | semirigid | ||
| Domain category | aeronautics, astronautics | ||
| Antonyms | nonrigid | ||
| 5. | rigid fixed and unmoving | ||
| Samples | With eyes set in a fixed glassy stare. His bearded face already has a set hollow look. A face rigid with pain. | ||
| Synonyms | fixed, set | ||
| Similar | nonmoving, unmoving | ||
| Antonyms | moving | ||
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