rigid

rigid
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. stiff, inflexible, unyielding; set, firm, obdurate, strict; rigorous, clean-cut. See hardness, severity, obstinacy.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Stiff]
Syn. unyielding, inflexible, hard; see firm 2 , stiff 1 , unbreakable .
2. [Strict]
Syn. exact, rigorous, stern, stringent; see definite 1 , severe 1 , 2 .
3. [Fixed]
Syn. set, unmoving, unyielding; see determined 1 , firm 1 , resolute 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
1. unyielding inflexible, hard, stiff, unbending, firm, nonpliant, unmalleable.
2. strict severe, exacting, harsh, uncompromising, inflexible, unaccommodating, stern, stringent, *bullheaded.
ANT.: 1. yielding, flexible, pliable. 2. *easy, compromising, accommodating, flexible
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Not changing shape or bending: inelastic, inflexible, stiff, unbending, unyielding. See FLEXIBLE. 2. Incapable of changing or being modified: immutable, inalterable, inflexible, invariable, ironclad, unalterable, unchangeable. See FLEXIBLE. 3. Firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will: adamant, adamantine, brassbound, die-hard, grim, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, inflexible, intransigent, iron, obdurate, relentless, remorseless, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding. Idiom: stubborn as a mule (or ox). See RESIST. 4. Rigorous and unsparing in treating others: demanding, exacting, hard, harsh, severe, stern, strict, tough, unyielding. See EASY.

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