Rigid and Tendentious

Rigid

Rigid adjective - Not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards.

Tendentious and rigid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tendentious" instead an adjective "Rigid".

Nearby Words: rigor, rigidity, rigidly

Tendentious

Tendentious adjective - Having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one.
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Rigid and tendentious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rigid" instead an adjective "Tendentious".
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