unflexed
Remaining fully extended
Unflexed describes a muscle or body part that is relaxed rather than tensed or contracted: He let his arm hang unflexed at his side.
The term appears in anatomy and fitness contexts to distinguish between active engagement and rest.
An unflexed posture suggests ease or lack of exertion.
Contractile body tissue
Refusing to give way
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- rigidUnable to bend
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
firm · steadfast · unwavering · resolute · immovable · obstinate · intransigent · uncompromising
Action-expressing word
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- infinitiveUnconjugated verb form
- lemmaBase form, or helper theorem
- uninflectedWithout grammatical modification
root · stem · morphology · paradigm · citation form · bare · unmarked · tense
muscle
Contractile body tissue
elbow · arm · leg · spine · wrist · ankle · neck · hip · finger · toe
unyielding
Refusing to give way
adamant · firm · steadfast · unwavering · resolute · immovable · obstinate · intransigent · uncompromising · fixed
verb
Action-expressing word
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- infinitiveUnconjugated verb form
- lemmaBase form, or helper theorem
uninflected · root · stem · morphology · paradigm · citation form · bare · unmarked · tense · number
reflect, flexible, flex, reflection, reflex, inflexible, reflective, deflect, reflector