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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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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

"We found that the sticky tags can actually make the mtDNA less flexible and more rigid," Chen said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 28, 2025

Patients leave angrier, more rigid and more distrustful of their neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

While a more rigid approach was caused partly by Swiatek's depth of return and ability to change angles, Raducanu's ball-striking was also well below her best.

From BBC • May 28, 2025

Animals associated with female deities display an even more rigid discipline.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson