ironbound
7.9
Fixed and not open to change, often about rules or positions
- adjective
- /ˈaɪərnˌbaʊnd/
:
inflexible
- Her ironbound commitment to the project's deadlines ensured it was completed on time.
Examples
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Will that satisfy your ironbound code of ethics?
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The school's ironbound rules for attendance leave no room for exceptions.
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The contract contained ironbound terms that both parties agreed could not be altered.
Synonyms
ironclad
vsironbound
15
7.4
Very strict and impossible to change
is firm yet allows slight possibility of change
inflexible
vsironbound
11
4.7
Not willing to change or accept other ideas
is about firm rules rather than personal refusal to change
unbendable
vsironbound
1
7.0
Not willing to change your mind even under pressure
focuses on fixed rules rather than personal stubborn resolve
brassbound
vsironbound
9.9
Very strict about rules or ways and unlikely to change
is firm but not necessarily deeply rooted or traditional
Antonyms
Compounds
How Flexible
Surface Forms
ironbound positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word ironbound comes from the parts iron and bound, where bound means 'tied' or 'fixed'. So to call something ironbound is to say it is held as if by iron and cannot be changed, meaning 'firmly fixed'.