Synonyms for "inflexibility" (105 found)

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Closest matches (21)

Noun(2 words)

inflexiblenessrigidity

act of godadamantnesscertaintyconcentrationconstancydournessfatefatefulnessfirmnessfirmness of mindfixednessflintinessforce majeureformalityfundamentalismgrimnesshard-bittennesshard-nosednesshardness

Strong matches (32)

immobilityimmobilizationimmovabilityimmovablenessimmutabilityimplacabilityimpliabilityindefeasibilityinductilityinelasticityineluctabilityinertiainescapablenessinevasiblenessinevitabilityinevitable accidentinevitablenessinexorabilityinextensibilityinextricability

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intractabilityintransigeanceintransigenceintransigencyintransigentismirreconcilabilityirremovabilityirresilienceirresiliencyirrevocabilityloyaltynecessity

Related words (52)

obduracyobduratenessobstinacyorthodoxyperseveranceprecisianismpredeterminationpurismpuritanismrelentlessnessresolutionrigidityrigidnessrigorrigorismrigorousnesssettlednessseveritysoliditystaunchness

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steadfastnesssteadinesssteelinesssternnessstiff temperstiffnessstubbornnesssurenesstenacitytoughnesstruenessunalterabilityunavoidable casualtyunavoidablenessunbendingnessunchangeabilityuncompromisingnessuncontrollabilityundeflectabilityungivingnessunlimbernessunmalleabilityunmovabilityunpliabilityunpreventabilityunrelentingnessunyieldingnessvis inertiaevis major

Noun(3 words)

obstinacyrigidnessunflexibility

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

3 entries

rigidityrigidnessunadaptability

Antonyms

2 entries

flexibility

is a

2 entries

rigidityunadaptability

related to

5 entries

bendchangeinflexiblestiffnessunyielding

Translations

7 translations across 7 languages.

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Catalan

1 entries

• inflexibilitat noun (quality of being inflexible)

French

1 entries

• inflexibilité noun (quality of being inflexible)

Galician

1 entries

• inflexibilidade noun (quality of being inflexible)

Hindi

1 entries

• कठोरता noun (quality of being inflexible)

Italian

1 entries

• inflessibilità noun (quality of being inflexible)

Portuguese

1 entries

• inflexibilidade noun (quality of being inflexible)

Spanish

1 entries

• inflexibilidad noun (quality of being inflexible)

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