NONPLIANT Synonyms
0 hypernym for nonpliant. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for NONPLIANT
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| adamantine | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • consisting of or having the hardness of adamant adjective satellite • having the hardness of a diamond • impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason | ||||||
| firm | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments adverb • with resolute determination adjective satellite • marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable • not soft or yielding to pressure • strong and sure • not subject to revision or change • (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling • not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall • securely established • possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue • securely fixed in place • unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause verb • become taut or tauter • make taut or tauter | ||||||
| immovable | adjective adj | |||||
noun • property consisting of houses and land adjective satellite • not able or intended to be moved | ||||||
| inflexible | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • incapable of change • not making concessions • resistant to being bent adjective satellite • incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances | ||||||
| obdurate | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing • showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings | ||||||
| obstinate | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield adjective satellite • stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing • resistant to guidance or discipline verb • persist stubbornly | ||||||
| resistant | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection) • able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress • impervious to being affected • disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority • incapable of absorbing or mixing with | ||||||
| resolute | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination adjective satellite • characterized by quickness and firmness | ||||||
| rigid | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure adjective satellite • incapable of or resistant to bending • incapable of compromise or flexibility • incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances • fixed and unmoving | ||||||
| stiff | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • having a strong physiological or chemical effect noun • an ordinary man • the dead body of a human being adverb • to a great degree • in a stiff manner adjective satellite • not moving or operating freely • strong, vigorous • rigidly formal • marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable • incapable of or resistant to bending • very drunk | ||||||
| stubborn | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield adjective satellite • not responding to treatment | ||||||
| unbending | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances | ||||||
| uncompromising | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not making concessions | ||||||
| unrelenting | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty • punishingly harsh • never-ceasing | ||||||
| unyielding | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly unyielding • resistant to physical force or pressure | ||||||
| rigidified | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
verb • become rigid • make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | ||||||