non-retractable
Cannot be withdrawn
Non-retractable describes something that cannot be pulled back, withdrawn, or reversed once deployed or extended.
A non-retractable landing gear remains fixed in position.
Non-retractable claws stay out permanently, unlike a cat's.
The term applies to physical mechanisms and to statements or commitments that cannot be taken back: The offer is non-retractable once accepted.
Restored or immovable
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- deployedPositioned for use
- lockedFastened with a mechanism
- engagedPledged to marry
secured · fastened · bolted · clamped · anchored · installed · embedded · stuck
Restored or immovable
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- unchangeableImpossible to modify
- immutableIncapable of being changed
- lastingContinuing through time
enduring · indelible · irrevocable · final · perpetual · unalterable · definitive · eternal
Not easily bent
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- firmSolid or resolute
solid · hardened · inelastic · ungiving · taut · tense · locked · set
Solid or resolute
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
adamant · obstinate · stubborn · tenacious · persistent · unyielding · committed · decisive
fixed
Restored or immovable
engaged · secured · fastened · bolted · clamped · anchored · installed · embedded · stuck · jammed
fixed
Restored or immovable
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- unchangeableImpossible to modify
- immutableIncapable of being changed
lasting · enduring · indelible · irrevocable · final · perpetual · unalterable · definitive · eternal · persistent
stiff
Not easily bent
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
firm · solid · hardened · inelastic · ungiving · taut · tense · locked · set · fixed
firm
Solid or resolute
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
uncompromising · adamant · obstinate · stubborn · tenacious · persistent · unyielding · committed · decisive · final
non-retractableretractable
Able to draw inward
retractible · withdrawable · retractile · collapsible · foldable
non-retractableretractable
Able to draw inward
reversible · stowable · temporary · adjustable · convertible
retractable, retract, retraction, retracts, retracted, retracting, retractor, tractable, intractable