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rigid

/ˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪd/adjective2 syllables

Rigid means: fixed and unmoving.

Synonyms for rigid26

adjective, as in fixed and unmoving

fixed, set, nonmoving, unmoving

adjective, as in incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances

inflexible, unbending, unadaptable

adjective, as in incapable of or resistant to bending

stiff, inflexible

adjective, as in incapable of compromise or flexibility

strict, intolerant

adjective, as in designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure

semirigid

also used for rigid

firm, frozen, hard, hardened, immalleable, ossified, petrified, static, stuck, unmovable, immobile, immotile, immovable, inanimate, inert

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Opposites of rigid

nonrigid

What does rigid mean?5

adjective

1

fixed and unmoving“with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare”

2

incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances“a rigid disciplinarian”

3

incapable of or resistant to bending“a rigid strip of metal”

4

incapable of compromise or flexibility

5

designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rigid?1

two syllables

frigid
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Rigid in a sentence

  • Fyodor noticed a security guard standing there, his posture rigid and intense.Amastan
  • Rigid wheels give sufficient stability to a low-speed vehicle steered by outside forces.AlanF_US
  • The frame of the machine should be rigid.unknown
  • You aren't cut out for the military because of its rigid discipline.CM
  • He's very rigid in his ideas on marriage.unknown
  • It goes without saying military discipline is literally rigid.unknown
  • The novel explores the rigid caste barriers that prevent people from falling in love.IMer
  • The pupils are supposed to observe rigid discipline.unknown

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Forms of rigid

as a adjective

comparative
rigider
superlative
rigidest