inelastic

adjective

Definition of inelasticnext
as in inflexible

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Recent Examples of inelastic That’s why oil demand is inelastic in the short term, noted Alan Gelder, head of refining, chemicals and oil markets research at Wood Mackenzie. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 June 2026 The two-tier housing market that's developed—supply-elastic Sunbelt versus supply-inelastic coastal—has very different implications for buyers in each geography. — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 At the site, the team used a technique known as inelastic neutron scattering, that is defined as an event where neutrons lose or gain energy by transferring energy to form a sample. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Apr. 2026 Changes in demand greatly affect the price since supply is inelastic. — William Jones, Ascend Agency, 30 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inelastic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inelastic
  1. inflexible
  2. dense
  3. unbending
  4. thick
  5. heavy
  6. compressed
  7. thickset
Adjective
  • As a result, growing businesses often remain connected to inflexible partners that drive up overhead and offer very little operational visibility.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
  • The all-purpose Nvidia GPUs cost quite a bit more than the single-purpose, inflexible ASICs, with Google and its TPU being a famous example.
    — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 22 July 2026
Definition of inflexible
Adjective
  • The treat is made from blending water, sugar and fruit flavorings into a smooth dense consistency.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • This Asian shrub fits easily into gardens, with a dense, compact habit and clusters of tiny pink or white flowers in late spring or summer.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Definition of dense
Adjective
  • That narcissism, combined with a lack of understanding regarding the risks of the Titan, resulted in an unbending belief in his own creation.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 June 2025
  • Obama’s second-term quest at a border bill similarly crashed into unbending opposition.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 2 June 2025
Definition of unbending
Adjective
  • For a natural, lash-enhancing effect, Briceno suggests pressing the pencil directly into the roots of your lashes rather than drawing a thick line above them.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
  • In the human body, thick bones absorb the most X-rays, and appear white on the resultant image.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
Definition of thick
Adjective
  • The new model also challenges an industry belief that leading-edge AI requires heavy spending on data centers and the advanced chips that the US has restricted access to.
    — John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • But in the years since, this business decision has come under heavy scrutiny because of the rapid rise in team valuations.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of heavy
Adjective
  • British producers are increasingly being asked to mount ambitious pics on compressed budgets, assemble public and private financing and demonstrate audience appetite earlier in the development cycle.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • Short-cycle businesses tend to be higher margin but also more cyclical due to compressed lead times from order to delivery.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of compressed
Adjective
  • The thickset Armand Assante was a phlegmatic Odysseus, but Greta Scacchi, as Penelope—who has so little to say in the poem—became the physical embodiment of anger, and Isabella Rossellini was a teasing Athena.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • The passenger door opened and a thickset man with a short beard and mustache got out.
    — Jamie Quatro, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Definition of thickset

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“Inelastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inelastic. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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