inflexible
adjective /ɪnˈflek.sɪ.bl̩/ usually disapprovingDefinition
› (especially of opinions and rules) fixed and unable or unwilling to change: The prime minister has adopted an inflexible position on immigration. This type of computer is too slow and inflexible to meet many business needs.Strong-willedNot able to be changedKeeping and staying the same inflexibility /ɪnˌflek.sɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
/-ə.t̬i/ noun [U]
/-ə.t̬i/ noun [U] (Definition of inflexible adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- a leopard can't/doesn't change its spots idiom
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- congenital adjective
- continuity noun
- finally adverb (CERTAINLY)
- firm verb (STOP CHANGING)
- fixed adjective (ARRANGED)
- fixity noun
- hard line noun
- ingrained adjective (BELIEFS)
- institutionalized racism noun
- irredeemable adjective
- irreducible adjective
- irremediable adjective
- Rubicon noun
- stasis noun
- stuck adjective
- uncompromising adjective
- what's done is done idiom
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