Rigid and Stretchy

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Rigid adjective - Incapable of or highly resistant to bending.

Usage example: corsets, those rigid undergarments for women, must have been murder to wear

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Stretchy is an antonym for rigid.

Nearby Words: rigor, rigidity, rigidly

Stretchy adjective - Able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted.

Usage example: a stretchy hair band

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Rigid is an antonym for stretchy in topics: pliant, pliable, elastic, bouncy, bendable.

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