Flexibility
Flexibility noun - The property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped.
Severity is an antonym for flexibility.
Severity
Severity noun - The quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism).
Usage example: even though no one expected the film to be a hit with the critics, the director was taken aback by the severity of the criticism
Flexibility is an antonym for severity.
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