nonelastic
Resists being pulled
Nonelastic describes materials or substances that don't return to their original shape after being stretched or compressed.
In economics, nonelastic demand means consumers buy roughly the same amount regardless of price changes—gasoline and insulin being classic examples.
The surgeon used nonelastic bandages to maintain constant pressure on the wound.
Unable to bend
- stiffNot easily bent
- brittleLiable to shatter
- plasticCapable of being molded
- deformableAble to change shape
permanent · strain · yield · ductile · fracture · breakage · stress · compression
Refusing to give way
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- fixedRestored or immovable
- unadaptableCannot modify to fit
- unchangeableImpossible to modify
set · hardened · intransigent · obdurate · adamant · unrelenting · unswerving · unwavering
rigid
Unable to bend
deformable · permanent · strain · yield · ductile · fracture · breakage · stress · compression · tension
unyielding
Refusing to give way
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- fixedRestored or immovable
- unadaptableCannot modify to fit
unchangeable · set · hardened · intransigent · obdurate · adamant · unrelenting · unswerving · unwavering · resolute
nonelasticelastic
Able to stretch, rebounds
stretchy · resilient · flexible · stretchable · bouncy
elastic, elasticity, inelastic, elasticized, elastin, elastically, elasticize, elastomer, inelasticity