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rigidness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of rigidness

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 of rigidness

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

Words Related to rigidness

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

dourness, gruffness

asceticism, austereness, austerity, monasticism

determination, firmness, resolve, steadfastness

obstinacy, stubbornness

Near Antonyms of rigidness

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

responsiveness, willingness

compliance, pliability, pliancy

Antonyms of rigidness

flexibility, gentleness, laxness, mildness

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