inflexible
Cannot be bent
Inflexible means unable or unwilling to bend.
Physically, an inflexible material is rigid: The splint keeps the joint inflexible.
More often the word describes people or positions that won't adapt or compromise: an inflexible deadline, inflexible in her principles.
The connotation can be positive (steadfast, principled) or negative (stubborn, unyielding), depending on context.
Stubbornly refusing to yield
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
unrelenting · unswerving · determined · tenacious · persistent · implacable · unshakeable · indomitable
Unable to bend
- stiffNot easily bent
- hardFirm or demanding
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
inelastic · solid · firm · immovable · fixed · taut · brittle · hardened
Unable to bend
- stringentSeverely exact and demanding
- exactingDemanding great care
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
- regimentedStrictly controlled and organized
unbending · harsh · severe · authoritarian · draconian · unsparing · ironclad · hard-and-fast
Firmly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
pigheaded · dogged · recalcitrant · uncooperative · contrary · defiant · single-minded · self-willed
Narrow in perspective
- insularNarrow in outlook
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- myopicUnable to see far
- blinkeredHaving restricted outlook
short-sighted · biased · prejudiced · bigoted · intolerant · narrow · closed-minded · hidebound
adamant
Stubbornly refusing to yield
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
immovable · unrelenting · unswerving · determined · tenacious · persistent · implacable · unshakeable · indomitable · iron-willed
rigid
Unable to bend
unyielding · inelastic · solid · firm · immovable · fixed · taut · brittle · hardened · unpliable
rigid
Unable to bend
- stringentSeverely exact and demanding
- exactingDemanding great care
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
regimented · unbending · harsh · severe · authoritarian · draconian · unsparing · ironclad · hard-and-fast · unchangeable
obstinate
Firmly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
mulish · pigheaded · dogged · recalcitrant · uncooperative · contrary · defiant · single-minded · self-willed · pertinacious
parochial
Narrow in perspective
- insularNarrow in outlook
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- myopicUnable to see far
blinkered · short-sighted · biased · prejudiced · bigoted · intolerant · narrow · closed-minded · hidebound · dogmatic
- misbehaviormisbehave, misbehavior, mischief, misconduct, naughty
- strictsevere, stern, harsh, rigid, firm
- stubbornnessstubbornness, obstinacy, pigheadedness, bullheadedness, mulishness
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
- IN- wordsinactive, incomplete, invisible, inside, indoor
- tightnesstight, taut, snug, constricting, compressed
inflexibleflexible
Able to bend freely
adaptable · open-minded · accommodating · willing · reasonable
inflexibleflexible
Able to bend freely
adjustable · adaptable · variable · mutable · changeable