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rigidity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of rigidity

the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)

sometimes the rigidity of the headmasterʼs discipline was deemed excessive by even much of the faculty

Synonyms of rigidity

exactingness, hardness, harshness, inflexibility, rigidness, rigor, rigorousness, severity, sternness, strictness, stringency

Words Related to rigidity

callousness, hard-heartedness, implacability, obduracy, obdurateness, pitilessness

dourness, gruffness

asceticism, austereness, austerity, monasticism

determination, firmness, resolve, steadfastness

obstinacy, stubbornness

Near Antonyms of rigidity

forbearance, indulgence, kindness, lenience, patience, softness, tenderness, tolerance

responsiveness, willingness

compliance, pliability, pliancy

Antonyms of rigidity

flexibility, gentleness, laxness, mildness

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