INELASTIC Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

inelastic

adjective

Definition of inelastic

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

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Adjective

Developers can observe these live metrics to understand how new software features behave under real-world conditions rather than relying on rigid, inflexible models.

— Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Many ex-addicts turn to religion, exchanging one inflexible code for another; John’s own post-heroin spiritual exercises were omnivorous.

— Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of inflexible

Adjective

Rings are not always uniform, and JWST might simply have cut through a denser clump.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2026
Starting with what is often called the Arab Spring and ending with the Black Lives Matter protests that followed George Floyd’s murder in 2020, the demonstrations—dense, synchronized, and persistent—dwarfed older, briefer moments of global protest.

— Rachel Nolan, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 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

Sonorous jaws bristled with the thick chin hairs of your least-favourite grandmother.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
After making his final start on May 14, White was diagnosed with a left shoulder capsular sprain, which is a tearing or stretching of the thick tissue wrapping around his throwing shoulder joint.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of thick

Adjective

While the ceasefire halted the heaviest fighting and humanitarian conditions have improved, the Israeli military has expanded its control of Gaza and now occupies some 60% of the territory.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
The companies are working to bring advanced Integral Molten Salt Reactor technology to heavy industrial facilities and fast-growing artificial intelligence data centers.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of heavy

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

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