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Collocations for rigid - adj.

1. not able/willing to change

VERBS

appear, be, seem
become, grow
He grew even more rigid and uncompromising as he got older.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
We operate within fairly rigid parameters.
entirely
An entirely rigid system is impractical.
increasingly
excessively, overly
relatively

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2. stiff

VERBS

be, feel, lie, look, sit, stand
She feigned sleep, lying rigid in bed.
become, go, turn
remain

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ADVERB

very
absolutely, completely, quite
almost

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PREPOSITION

with
He went absolutely rigid with shock.

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Rigid is used with these nouns:
adherence, attitude, confines, conformity, convention, definition, discipline, distinction, division, dogma, hierarchy, orthodoxy, packaging, plastic, rule, schedule, separation, stance, structure, system

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