Definitions

rigid

[rij-id] / ˈrɪdʒ ɪd /

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 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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When Reed Hastings co-founded Netflix as a mail-order DVD business in 1997, he wanted to create a work environment that didn’t limit employees with rigid procedures and that pushed everyone to take ownership of decision-making.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Every design-meets-fashion head’s dream is having a pierced mouth clutch molded out of a rigid wood, no?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

At times, Arsenal are perceived as more rigid.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

This structure is relatively rigid and features three hydrogen bonds connected through a shared oxygen atom.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

I keep my posture rigid and don’t look back toward Nyla and Crick.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

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