rigid
Other forms: rigider; rigidest
Describe something as rigid if it's really stiff and not very flexible, like a super-strict practice schedule or an unbending, uncomfortable mattress.
The adjective rigid is actually related to the Latin word frigus, which means “cold.” So think of a rigid icicle or a rock-hard igloo to help you remember what rigid means. You can also use it to describe something that's particularly strict or unable to change, like the stubborn views of a person who just won't consider another perspective.
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incapable of or resistant to bending“a rigid strip of metal”“a table made of rigid plastic”synonyms: stiffinflexibleresistant to being bent
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fixed and unmoving
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incapable of compromise or flexibilitysynonyms: strictintolerantunwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
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incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
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designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure
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On the SAT, all of the Reading Test questions are multiple choice and are based on reading passages that may be taken from literature, science, the social sciences, or a U.S. founding document (or a text inspired by such a document). Many of the reading comprehension questions meant to assess a student’s understanding of those passages will require students to choose words that best describe the writer’s tone or point of view, words like the 25 words you see on this list. Learn them here so when you see them in an SAT answer choice, you’ll know what they mean! Following our Roadmap to the SAT? Head back to see what else you should be learning this week.
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