Ossified and Pliable

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Ossified adjective - Sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion.

Usage example: the company's ossified management team failed to see the technological revolution that was sweeping their own industry

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Pliable is an antonym for ossified.

Nearby Words: ossify, ossification, ossifying

Pliable adjective - Able to bend easily without breaking.

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Ossified is an antonym for pliable.

Nearby Words: pliant, pliability, pliably

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