unpliant
Stiff and unyielding
Unpliant means not easily bent or shaped—rigid, inflexible.
The word applies to physical materials that resist bending and to people or attitudes that refuse to yield: The unpliant branches snapped rather than bowed in the wind.
An unpliant personality won't adapt to circumstances or accommodate others' wishes.
Stubbornly refusing to yield
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
resolute · determined · tenacious · relentless · persistent · unshakeable · unswerving · iron-willed
Not easily bent
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- inelasticResistant to deformation
- hardFirm or demanding
firm · solid · unyielding · nonflexible · taut · wooden · starched · unbowed
Firmly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
pigheaded · defiant · contrary · recalcitrant · uncooperative · intractable · dogged · pertinacious
Unable to be affected
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
- unaffectedNot changed or influenced
- insusceptibleNot liable to influence
- unreceptiveUnwilling to accept ideas
closed · impermeable · proof · immune · unsusceptible · unamenable · unswayable · refractory
adamant
Stubbornly refusing to yield
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- immovableIncapable of being shifted
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
unwavering · resolute · determined · tenacious · relentless · persistent · unshakeable · unswerving · iron-willed · staunch
stiff
Not easily bent
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- inelasticResistant to deformation
hard · firm · solid · unyielding · nonflexible · taut · wooden · starched · unbowed · ramrod
obstinate
Firmly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
mulish · pigheaded · defiant · contrary · recalcitrant · uncooperative · intractable · dogged · pertinacious · hardheaded
impervious
Unable to be affected
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
- unaffectedNot changed or influenced
- insusceptibleNot liable to influence
unreceptive · closed · impermeable · proof · immune · unsusceptible · unamenable · unswayable · refractory · unadaptable
unpliantpliant
Easily bent or influenced
pliable · compliant · manipulable · yielding · acquiescent
duplicate, explicit, pliable, compliance, pliant, compliant, implicit, complicate, replicate