stiff as a board
Utterly without bend
Stiff as a board is one of several fixed expressions that use an adjective to characterize a state or condition of being that is static and not as desired.
- hardFirm or demanding
- petrifiedSolidified or fear-paralyzed
- solidFirm matter state
- rigidUnable to bend
- inflexibleUnable to bend
plank · firm · unbending · straight as an arrow · creaky · frozen · frozen solid · immobile · stark · inelastic · taut · flatness · flat as a pancake · straightness · lifelessness · stubborn · tough as nails · unyielding
- stillnessstillness, motionless, motionlessness, immobility, unmoving