Rigidity

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɪdɪti/

Synonyms for "rigidity" (203 found)

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Noun(13 words)
rigidnessinflexibilityadjective describing material propertiescatalepsia - latincatalepsycompulsivenessdogmatismdutch stijfearthboundness in educationelastanceelastic modulusentrenchmentsfirmness
Adjective(4 words)
absolute certaintybureaucratic rulescataleptic rigiditycomplete immobility

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More general

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behavioral traitinelasticitymaterial propertypropertystatetraitunadaptability

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9 entries
bending rigidityfixed mindsetinflexible attitudejoint rigiditymuscle rigiditynarrow thinkingshear rigiditystructural rigiditytorsional rigidity

Collocations

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bending rigidityjoint rigiditymaterial rigidityrigidity in thinkingstructural rigidity

Inflections

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Sample sentences

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This year, investigators in New York and Australia began a clinical trial involving a therapy to treat patients with Parkinson's disease, a neuro-degenerative illness that causes severe tremors, muscle rigidity and poor coordination.

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That school is known for its almost military-like rigidity.

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moral rigidity

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The metal’s rigidity made it hard to bend.

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