Explore Inflexible through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like flexible or rigid. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Inflexible in a sentence
Inflexible meaning
- Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent.
- Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits.
- Not able to be changed or adapted to circumstances.
Synonyms of Inflexible
Using Inflexible
- The main meaning on this page is: Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent. | Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits. | Not able to be changed or adapted to circumstances.
- Useful related words include: flexible, rigid, ironclad, hardore.
- In the example corpus, inflexible often appears in combinations such as: and inflexible, inflexible and, an inflexible.
Context around Inflexible
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 11 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Inflexible
- In this selection, "inflexible" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, less, pretty, bit, ideological, tribal and semiotics stand out and add context to how "inflexible" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bit inflexible there are and arms and inflexible shoulders to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "inflexible" sits close to words such as accrington, agonizing and allocates, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with inflexible
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
There is nothing inflexible about it. (6 words)
Sellers who are unmotivated or inflexible can drive potential buyers away. (11 words)
Sadly, many people are failing that test and instead staking out inflexible ideological ground. (14 words)
Others put the pocket too low on the back for my short arms and inflexible shoulders to reach, or made the pocket too narrow for a phone to easily slide in and out of without a wrestling match. (38 words)
I am inflexible in my belief that many of us who love him will not want to point out the flaws in his perspective on the 2020 election impasse simply out of reverence. (33 words)
Here in the United States, political parties have devolved into more or less inflexible tribal groupings where merit is the last thing people consider when voting for political candidates. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
Here in the United States, political parties have devolved into more or less inflexible tribal groupings where merit is the last thing people consider when voting for political candidates.
Interloping profile and plan views, Barman disrupts technical semblance in favor of compositional abstraction, exposing the inflexible semiotics of concrete upon its subjects.
I was surprised they didn’t take a bit longer to check every angle, as they are usually pretty inflexible when somebody is touched above the neck.
Reminiscent of Paris's inflexible position during the negotiations, France is finding itself cornered in its opposition to the UK's stance on electric vehicles.
Sadly, many people are failing that test and instead staking out inflexible ideological ground.
So, if you’re out of shape or a bit inflexible, there are a set of yoga asanas you can begin with.
With her enormous and inflexible fashion piece, a lot of people are wondering how does she move in that outfit without disturbing the sight of others behind her.
China is known for its inflexible restrictions on foreign performers, controlling tightly what they can and cannot say.
However, inflexible billing systems in many cases constrain options like tiered usage pricing, bundles including usage allowances or hybrid models that provide benefits to customers with seasonal usage patterns.
Mr Mulgan warned that "in the long-run" it would "prove unsatisfactory" and described it as "hugely expensive, inflexible, inappropriate and possibly unreliable".
Others put the pocket too low on the back for my short arms and inflexible shoulders to reach, or made the pocket too narrow for a phone to easily slide in and out of without a wrestling match.
Sellers who are unmotivated or inflexible can drive potential buyers away.
The outspoken Goldberg could come across as dogmatic and inflexible, but proved strategic behind the scenes.
There is nothing inflexible about it.
I am inflexible in my belief that many of us who love him will not want to point out the flaws in his perspective on the 2020 election impasse simply out of reverence.
Its this unnatural, inflexible and insular attitude that is initially attractive, but long term annoying because its Japanese way or no way.
On the negative side, they can be inflexible, bossy and someone who comes across as insensitive.
Pete Buttigieg used his speech after the Nevada caucuses to take aim at Sanders, referring broadly to Sanders' movement as an "inflexible ideological revolution" that excludes Americans.
Regulations also tend to be inflexible and difficult to coordinate cost-effectively across sectors and firms.
Slightly inflexible search engine requires exact matches, meaning that if you misspell an artist or band’s name, you won’t get any results.
Common combinations with inflexible
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- and inflexible 10×
- inflexible and 8×
- an inflexible 7×
- the inflexible 3×
- inflexible in 3×
- inflexible when 2×
- inflexible ideological 2×
- or inflexible 2×
- inflexible but 2×
- be inflexible 2×