RIGID


Meaning of RIGID in English

adj.

1 not able/willing to change

VERBS

▪ appear , be , seem

▪ become , grow

He grew even more ~ and uncompromising as he got older.

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

We operate within fairly ~ parameters.

▪ entirely

An entirely ~ system is impractical.

▪ increasingly

▪ excessively , overly

▪ relatively

2 stiff

VERBS

▪ be , feel , lie , look , sit , stand

She feigned sleep, lying ~ in bed.

▪ become , go , turn

▪ remain

ADVERB

▪ very

▪ absolutely , completely , quite

▪ almost

PREPOSITION

▪ with

He went absolutely ~ with shock.

Rigid is used with these nouns: ↑ adherence , ↑ attitude , ↑ confines , ↑ conformity , ↑ convention , ↑ definition , ↑ discipline , ↑ distinction , ↑ division , ↑ dogma , ↑ hierarchy , ↑ orthodoxy , ↑ packaging , ↑ plastic , ↑ rule , ↑ schedule , ↑ separation , ↑ stance , ↑ structure , ↑ system

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