| 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: | withstand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure, bear |
Synonyms: |
brace, brave, buck, combat, confront, contest, cope, cross, defy, dispute, duel, face, fight, fly in the face of, grapple with, hang on, hang tough, hold off, hold one's ground, hold out, oppose, prevail against, put up struggle, put up with, remain firm, repel, resist, ride out, sit and take it, stand, stand fast, stand firm, stand one's ground, stand up against, stand up to, stick fast, stick*, suffer, take, take it, take on, thwart, tolerate, traverse, violate, weather, win out |
Antonyms: |
surrender, yield |
| Main Entry: | hold one's ground |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stay in one place |
Synonyms: |
hold fast, not budge, persevere, persist, stand one's ground, stay pat |
| Main Entry: | stand pat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stick to one's position |
Synonyms: |
hold out, resist, stand one's ground, stay put, stick to one's guns |
| 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 |