SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
rigid
adjective
Stiff and resistant to bending, or fixed and resistant to change.
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The Perfectly Still Kite · paragraph 1Stiff and resistant to bending, or fixed and resistant to change.
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The rigid backing kept the photograph flat during transit.
They needed a rigid board under the block.
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