Synonyms of rigidness

rigidness

noun

as in severity

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

no one even asked anymore, as their father's rigidness regarding bedtime was legendary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• severity
• rigidity
• inflexibility
• strictness
• sternness
• hardness
• stringency
• harshness
• rigor
• rigorousness
• exactingness
• callousness
• implacability
• obduracy
• gruffness
• steadfastness
• monasticism
• stubbornness
• pitilessness
• obstinacy
• resolve
• firmness
• dourness
• hard-heartedness
• asceticism
• determination
• obdurateness
• austereness
• austerity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flexibility
• gentleness
• tolerance
• softness
• tenderness
• patience
• laxness
• kindness
• willingness
• indulgence
• responsiveness
• forbearance
• mildness
• compliance
• lenience
• pliability
• pliancy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rigidness

Frankie wanted to rid himself of rigidness. — Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026

Aristidou utilizes Danae, whose controlling dad suffocates her with his seemingly overbearing rigidness, as a counterpoint to the other extreme of fatherhood. — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026