Flexible vs. Rigid

Flexibleadjective

Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.

Flexibleadjective

Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.

Flexibleadjective

Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.

Flexiblenoun

Something that is flexible.

Flexibleadjective

Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle.

Flexibleadjective

Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering.

Flexibleadjective

Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language.

Flexibleadjective

extended meanings; capable of change;

Flexibleadjective

able to flex; able to bend easily;

Flexibleadjective

able to adjust readily to different conditions;

Flexibleadjective

bending and snapping back readily without breaking

Flexibleadjective

making or willing to make concessions;

Flexibleadjective

capable of bending easily without breaking

Flexibleadjective

able to be easily modified to respond to altered circumstances

Flexibleadjective

(of a person) ready and able to change so as to adapt to different circumstances

Rigidadjective

Stiff, rather than flexible.

Rigidadjective

Fixed, rather than moving.

Rigidadjective

Rigorous and unbending.

Rigidadjective

Uncompromising.

Rigidnoun

A bicycle with no suspension system.

Rigidadjective

Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.

Rigidadjective

Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence.

Rigidadjective

incapable of or resistant to bending;

Rigidadjective

incapable of compromise or flexibility

Rigidadjective

incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances;

Rigidadjective

fixed and unmoving;

Rigidadjective

designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure

Rigidadjective

unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible

Rigidadjective

(of a person or part of their body) stiff and unmoving, especially as a result of shock or fear

Rigidadjective

not able to be changed or adapted

Rigidadjective

not adaptable in outlook, belief, or response

Rigidnoun

a lorry which is not articulated.