Vocabulary
Rigid
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
unable to bend or be forced out of shape; not flexible.
Urdu meaning
سخت، کڑا، کرخت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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For peace to become a reality, this rigid attitude must change.If the US wants a peace deal with Iran, there may still be time to reach an agreement that is acceptable to both sides.
Dawn Editorials —
Iran stalemate
— 2026-05-02
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There have been rumblings over the weekend, with the terms of the ceasefire being tested in Lebanon and leaders on both sides still sticking to rigid positions over the Strait of Hormuz and locked in a war of words.
Dawn Editorials —
Round two?
— 2026-04-20
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Instead, it is strategically autonomous, flexible and avoids rigid alliances.Pakistan has earned the status of a swing state through difficult experimentation, such as balancing its relations with China and the US in the recent past.
Dawn Editorials —
A new Pakistan
— 2026-04-19
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Over time, however,work by religious scholars, some of them women, have exposed the fallacy of rigid interpretations of faith.
Dawn Editorials —
The war on women
— 2026-03-07
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Unlike the rigid preconditions set in the past, these proposals sound more realistic.Both sides should see what the other is willing to concede in its requirements for dialogue.
Dawn Editorials —
Helpful suggestions
— 2026-01-03
Synonyms
stiff, hard, firm, inflexible, non-flexible, unbending, unyielding, inelastic;
Antonyms
flexible, plastic
Curator example
“a seat of rigid orange plastic”
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