inflexibility
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6.9
- noun
- /ɪnˌflɛk.sɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
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inflexibilidad
- With size and success have come inflexibility and resistance to change.
- cost and inflexibility
- high cost and inflexibility
And there's some more general inflexibility like we've come to expect from Apple.
- And there's some more general inflexibility like we've come to expect from Apple.
Examples
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Yet those same regulations, because of their inflexibility and unpredictability, limit development, commercialization, and application of new solutions.
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Are these circumstances attributable to the inflexibility of a school-wide forty-five-minute period schedule?
Academic text (1991) -
Thus, we must bear in mind the inflexibility of the high investment and maintenance costs of the project under analysis.
Academic text (2001) -
The real source of the problem is price inflexibility in the current digital marketplace.
Blog text (22) -
Perhaps the inflexibility of this US approach is, in fact, prevalent in responses to all domestic violence cases.
Academic text (2001) -
The fact that they are self-serving possibly accounts for their inflexibility in the face of changing circumstances.
Academic text (1991) -
Lack of long-term health insurance and inflexibility of the Medicaid system were obstacles faced by numerous families.
Academic text (2000) -
Kirton believed his study confirmed three primary elements to AT: dogmatism, inflexibility, and conservatism.
Academic text (1995) -
His stubborn persistence in arguing against unreasonable claims was sometimes misinterpreted as inflexibility.
Academic text (1995) -
The teacher's inflexibility made it difficult for students to express their ideas freely.
Synonyms
21
3.6
Refusing to change your mind or actions even when there are good reasons
14
6.5
A habit of not acting or making changes when action is needed
7
7.0
Very strict and unwilling to change rules or plans
1
5.3
A strict way of acting or thinking that does not change
A strict way of thinking that does not change
The inability to change or fit into new situations
The state of not changing much when something like a push or a price change acts on it
A refusal to change an opinion or action despite pressure
Refusing to change your views to reach an agreement
The quality of being stubborn and not caring about others
Hard to calm or please and not likely to change
The quality of being very difficult to manage or control
Refusal to follow rules or orders
A person or thing that stays firm and steady and does not change easily
Antonyms
How Flexible
Surface Forms
Morphology
inflexibility = inflexible (semi-transparent) = in + flex + ible + ity
This is a standard noun formation from the adjective 'inflexible' meaning the quality or state of being inflexible.
Etymology
Inflexibility comes from the parts in- meaning 'not' and flex meaning 'to bend'. A helpful image is someone who will not 'bend' their position, and that's why inflexibility describes a person, rule, or attitude that is strict and will not change.