more rigid

ADJECTIVE

stiff, strict, severe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adamant austere definite exact fixed hard-line harsh inflexible intransigent rigorous solid stern stringent uncompromising unyielding

WEAK

adamantine bullheaded changeless chiseled dead set determined firm hard incompliant inelastic inexorable invariable locked in obdurate set set in stone single-minded static strait-laced tough nut to crack unalterable unbending unbreakable unchanging undeviating unmoving unpermissive unrelenting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

broken easy flexible gentle imprecise indefinite inexact irresolute lenient mild pliant soft tolerant unfixed unreliable willing yielding

WEAK

bending limber pliable

Example Sentences

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Now he must decide whether younger, less experienced players require informality or more rigid structures as they learn to play the longer format of the game.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Qatari contracts are usually more rigid, said Ira Joseph, a senior research associate at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

I can be way more rigid than Mary —

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Known for his tough stance on approvals supported by what he considers weaker evidence, Prasad brought a more rigid scientific philosophy to a division that had previously leaned toward flexibility in rare-disease cases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Mom holds herself more rigid than I’ve ever seen her.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon