Synonyms for inflexibility
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Rigidity
rigidity, rigor US, rigour UK, stiffness, firmness, hardness, sternness, rigidness, severity
2. Obstinacy
obstinacy, stubbornness, steadfastness, constancy, perseverance, resolution, pertinacity
Other
inflexibleness, unflexibility rare
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness
Forms
- Plural
- inflexibilities → rigidities, rigors, stiffnesses, firmnesses…
Example sentences
- stiffness She stretched to relieve the stiffness in her back.
- rigor We learn to die with a constant rigor throughout a lifetime.
- rigidity That school is known for its almost military-like rigidity.
- stubbornness There was a certain stubbornness in his voice.
- obstinacy There was a certain obstinacy in his voice.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inflexibility | falling | |
| stiffness | steady | |
| rigor | rising | |
| rigidity | falling | |
| firmness | falling | |
| stubbornness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- rigor2
- 6 letters
- rigour
- 8 letters
- severity4, hardness2, rigidity4, firmness2
- 9 letters
- stiffness2, constancy3, obstinacy4, sternness2, rigidness
- 10 letters
- resolution4
- 11 letters
- pertinacity
- 12 letters
- perseverance4, stubbornness3
- 13 letters
- steadfastness3, unflexibility
- 14 letters
- inflexibleness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rigor2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inflexibilité
- Italiano
- inflessibilità