inflexible

adjective

/ɪnˈfleksəbl/

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(disapproving) that cannot be changed or made more suitable for a particular situation synonym rigid
- an inflexible attitude/routine/system
- The rules are too inflexible to allow for human error.
- an inflexible retirement age
Extra Examples
- The rules seemed arbitrary and inflexible.
- The seven-year period is not totally inflexible.
- The government has shown an increasingly inflexible attitude to dealing with the problem.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
(disapproving) (of people or organizations) unwilling to change their opinions, decisions, etc., or the way they do things
- He's completely inflexible on the subject.
- She's a good teacher, but she can be rather inflexible.
Topics Preferences and decisionsc1, Opinion and argumentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
(of a material) difficult or impossible to bend synonym stiff opposite flexible
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin inflexibilis, from in- ‘not’ + flexibilis ‘flexible’.

单词	inflexible
释义	inflexible adjective /ɪnˈfleksəbl/ /ɪnˈfleksəbl/ jump to other results (disapproving) that cannot be changed or made more suitable for a particular situation synonym rigid an inflexible attitude/routine/system The rules are too inflexible to allow for human error. an inflexible retirement age Extra Examples The rules seemed arbitrary and inflexible. The seven-year period is not totally inflexible. The government has shown an increasingly inflexible attitude to dealing with the problem. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry (disapproving) (of people or organizations) unwilling to change their opinions, decisions, etc., or the way they do things He's completely inflexible on the subject. She's a good teacher, but she can be rather inflexible. Topics Preferences and decisionsc1, Opinion and argumentc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry (of a material) difficult or impossible to bend synonym stiff opposite flexible Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin inflexibilis, from in- ‘not’ + flexibilis ‘flexible’.
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