| Main Entry: | inflexible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stubborn |
Synonyms: |
adamant, adamantine, determined, dogged, dyed-in-the-wool, firm, fixed, hard, hard-and-fast, immovable, immutable, implacable, indomitable, inexorable, intractable, iron, obdurate, obstinate, relentless, resolute, rigid, rigorous, set, set in one's ways, single-minded, stand one's ground, staunch, steadfast, steely, stiff, strict, stringent, unadaptable, unbending, unchangeable, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unswayable, unyielding |
Antonyms: |
flexible, reasonable, willing, yielding |
| Main Entry: | set |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | firm, hardened; inflexible |
Synonyms: |
entrenched, fixed, hard and fast, hidebound, immovable, jelled, located, placed, positioned, rigid, settled, sited, situate, situated, solid, stable, stiff, strict, stubborn, unyielding |
| Notes: | to set is to place something; to sit is to be seated |
Antonyms: |
flexible, movable, soft, unfixed |
| Main Entry: | hard-and-fast |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | strict |
Synonyms: |
absolute, binding, carved in stone, compulsory, conclusive, decisive, dictated, exacting, final, inflexible, irrevocable, mandatory, set, set in concrete, unalterable, unbending, written |
| Main Entry: | inalterable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inflexible |
Synonyms: |
adamant, adamantine, determined, dogged, dyed-in-the-wool, firm, fixed, hard, hard-and-fast, immovable, immutable, implacable, indomitable, inexorable, intractable, invariable, iron, ironclad, obdurate, obstinate, relentless, resolute, rigid, rigorous, set, set in one's ways, single-minded, stand one's ground, staunch, steadfast, steely, stiff, strict, stringent, unadaptable, unalterable, unbending, unchangeable, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unswayable, unyielding |