unadaptable

ADJECTIVE

inalterable

Synonyms

STRONG

unalterable

WEAK

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 unbending unchangeable uncompliant uncompromising unrelenting unswayable unyielding

ADJECTIVE

inelastic

Synonyms

WEAK

inductile inextensible inflexible rigid stable stiff unbending unyielding

Antonyms

WEAK

elastic

ADJECTIVE

inflexible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adamant immutable intractable obstinate resolute rigid rigorous steadfast strict stringent uncompromising unyielding

WEAK

adamantine determined dogged dyed-in-the-wool firm fixed hang-tough hard hard-and-fast immovable implacable indomitable inexorable iron obdurate relentless set set in one's ways single-minded stand one's ground staunch steely stiff unbending unchangeable uncompliant unrelenting unswayable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

amenable cooperative easygoing flexible irresolute lenient pliant soft submissive tolerant willing yielding

WEAK

bendable elastic pliable reasonable resilient

Example Sentences

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It’s an absurdist portrait of America on the verge of self-destruction adapted from a novel considered unadaptable.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2022

In short, it felt like "The Wheel of Time" had to make some really difficult choices to adapt a basically unadaptable story.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2022

So when he set about to tackle the dense, philosophical and supposedly unadaptable book, Villeneuve was determined to stay as faithful as he could to Herbert’s vision.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2021

Tsuruko is genial, but she is unadaptable to the point of being stupid.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021

When praxis began to differentiate, mytho-magical experiences proved unadaptable to the resulting pragmatic framework.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai

unadaptable

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