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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