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unadaptable

ADJECTIVE

inalterable

Synonyms

STRONG

unalterable

WEAK

adamant adamantine determined dogged dyed-in-the-wool firm fixed hard hard-and-fast immovable immutable implacable indomitable inexorable intractable invariable iron ironclad obdurate obstinate relentless resolute rigid rigorous set set in one's ways single-minded stand one's ground staunch steadfast steely stiff strict stringent unbending unchangeable uncompliant uncompromising unrelenting unswayable unyielding

ADJECTIVE

inelastic

Synonyms

WEAK

inductile inextensible inflexible rigid stable stiff unbending unyielding

Antonyms

WEAK

elastic

ADJECTIVE

inflexible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adamant immutable intractable obstinate resolute rigid rigorous steadfast strict stringent uncompromising unyielding

WEAK

adamantine determined dogged dyed-in-the-wool firm fixed hang-tough hard hard-and-fast immovable implacable indomitable inexorable iron obdurate relentless set set in one's ways single-minded stand one's ground staunch steely stiff unbending unchangeable uncompliant unrelenting unswayable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

amenable cooperative easygoing flexible irresolute lenient pliant soft submissive tolerant willing yielding

WEAK

bendable elastic pliable reasonable resilient

Example Sentences

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Life has also changed drastically for author Rachel Reid, who recently told the BBC she thought her books were "unadaptable".

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Guadagino adapts the unadaptable, turning out highly original, stylish films that draw equally resplendent performances from his actors, and his latest is no different, even if it is far more ambiguous.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2024

It’s an absurdist portrait of America on the verge of self-destruction adapted from a novel considered unadaptable.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2022

So when he set about to tackle the dense, philosophical and supposedly unadaptable book, Villeneuve was determined to stay as faithful as he could to Herbert’s vision.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2021

And not only was he ill-informed—that was true of Mr. Lloyd George also—but his mind was slow and unadaptable.

From The Economic Consequences of the Peace by Keynes, John Maynard

unadaptable

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