Antonyms for rigid


Grammar : Adj
Spell : rij-id
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪdʒ ɪd


Definition of rigid

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin rigidus "hard, stiff, rough, severe," from rigere "be stiff," from PIE *reig- "stretch (tight), bind tightly, make fast" (cf. Old Irish riag "torture," Middle High German ric "band, string"). Related: Rigidly.
  • adj stiff, strict, severe
Example sentences :
  • They were hard-featured men, sallow of complexion, rigid in their looks.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • The rigid lines of black that crossed it were bars—prison bars.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • He pointed to the rigid form of the dead man, lying there so very near them.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The moral tension, which had held her hopeless and rigid, gave way.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • Almamen marked his emotion with an eye and lip of rigid composure.
  • Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Bad customs are universal and rigid, like modern militarism.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • Otherwise why the pedigree, why the rigid castes, the isolation of women?
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • It can only be maintained by the rigid continuance of the selection.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • And he looked old—and rigid, as though he'd been staring like that for some time.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • No rigid line can be drawn between the successive stages of growth.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley

Synonyms for rigid

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