Inflexible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

incapable of change

not making concessions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnflˈɛksɪbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnflˈɛksɪbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnflˈɛksɪbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnflˈɛksɪbəl/.

Examples

a man of inflexible purpose
took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks
uncompromising honesty

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sturdy unbending uncompromising rigid

Antonyms

flexible compromising

Parts of Speech

adjective	incapable of change “a man of inflexible purpose”
adjective	not making concessions “took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks”
adjective	resistant to being bent “an inflexible iron bar”
adjective	incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances “a rigid disciplinarian”

Word Forms

inflexibility	noun	the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe
sturdiness	noun	resoluteness evidenced by strength of character
inflexibleness	noun	a lack of physical flexibility
rigidness	noun	the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unflexibel

unfähig zur Veränderung

🇮🇹Italian

inflessibile

incapace di cambiamento

🇳🇱Dutch

inflexibel

niet in staat tot verandering

🇵🇹Portuguese

inflexível

incapaz de mudar

🇷🇺Russian

негибкий

неспособный измениться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनम्य

परिवर्तन में असमर्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

অনমনীয়

পরিবর্তন করতে অক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

வளைந்து கொடுக்காத

மாற்ற இயலாது

🇮🇳Telugu

వంగని

మార్చడానికి అసమర్థుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

लवचिक

बदल करण्यास असमर्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્થિર

પરિવર્તન માટે અસમર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಗ್ಗದ

ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಲು ಅಸಮರ್ಥ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഴക്കമില്ലാത്ത

മാറ്റാൻ കഴിവില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਚਕੀਲਾ

ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਦੇ ਅਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

لچکدار

تبدیلی کے قابل نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不灵活的

无力改变

🇯🇵Japanese

柔軟性のない

変えることができない

🇰🇷Korean

확고한

변화할 수 없는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không linh hoạt

không có khả năng thay đổi

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ยืดหยุ่น

ไม่สามารถเปลี่ยนแปลงได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak fleksibel

tidak mampu melakukan perubahan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nababaluktot

walang kakayahang magbago

🇲🇾Malay

tidak fleksibel

tidak mampu untuk berubah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مرن

غير قادر على التغيير

🇮🇷Persian

غیر قابل انعطاف

ناتوان از تغییر

🇹🇷Turkish

esnek olmayan

değişiklik yapılamaz

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוּקשֶׁה

לא מסוגל לשנות

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