Synonyms for rigidity
rigid·i·ty

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1. rigiditynoun

   Antonyms:
   flexibility, softness, ductility, malleability

2. rigiditynoun

   Antonyms:
   flexibility, malleability, ductility, softness

3. rigiditynoun

   Antonyms:
   ductility, softness, malleability, flexibility

4. rigiditynoun

   Antonyms:
   flexibility, softness, ductility, malleability

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1. rigidity, rigidnessnoun

   the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

   Synonyms:
   rigidness, inflexibility

2. inflexibility, rigidity, rigidnessnoun

   the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

   Synonyms:
   inflexibleness, rigidness, inflexibility

Matched Categories

1. • Inelasticity
   • Unadaptability

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1. rigiditynoun

   Synonyms:
   stiffness, inflexibility, rigidness, want of pliability

2. rigiditynoun

   Synonyms:
   severity, rigor, harshness, strictness, austerity

3. rigiditynoun

   Synonyms:
   ungracefulness, want of ease

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1. rigiditynoun

   Synonyms:
   stiffness, inflexibility, severity, rigor

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1. List of paraphrases for "rigidity":

   stiffness, inflexibility, rigor, stickiness, rigour, stringency

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1. Michelle Obama:

   One of the things I do worry about sometimes among progressives in the United States, maybe it's true here as well, is a certain kind of rigidity where we say,' Uh, I'm sorry, this is how it's going to be,' and then we start sometimes creating what's called a' circular firing squad,' where you start shooting at your allies because one of them is straying from purity on the issues.

2. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   Rigidity invites vulnerability; flexibility breeds adaptability.

3. Mark Twain:

   It is discouraging to try and penetrate a mind like yours. You ought to get it out and dance on it. That would take some of the rigidity out of it.

4. Chase LeBlanc:

   Fludity and capacity are business skills - rigidity and limitation are not!

5. Jai Courtney:

   It's very easy to underestimate what he's doing with that character and what he's done throughout this entire franchise, because we see he's a machine, so there's a rigidity to it, but its very carefully crafted.