as in severity
the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)
sometimes the rigidity of the headmaster's discipline was deemed excessive by even much of the faculty
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Recent Examples of rigidity
The reality was that Mavis’s mother didn’t have much time for her, being—like the grandmother in the story—not very maternal, though, in her case, this was attributable not to rigidity but to narcissism.
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Margaret Atwood, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
The plate also has hexagonal cutouts that reduce its rigidity on the lateral side but is solid on the medial side.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 12 Mar. 2025
This is a man who lives within the rigidity of his religion, within the confines of residential school.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2025
Given the rigidity of the NFL’s uniform policy, the Titans could all but monopolize the use of the blue in their primary uniforms for several seasons.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Margaret Atwood, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
The plate also has hexagonal cutouts that reduce its rigidity on the lateral side but is solid on the medial side.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 12 Mar. 2025
This is a man who lives within the rigidity of his religion, within the confines of residential school.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2025
Given the rigidity of the NFL’s uniform policy, the Titans could all but monopolize the use of the blue in their primary uniforms for several seasons.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rigidity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rigidity
severity
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The student's friends took her to a nearby apartment to rest after the fall, not realizing the severity of her injuries.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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But for the most part, people don’t get the severity.—
Miranda Mullings and Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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“Rigidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rigidity. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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