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.
become, grow
He grew even more rigid and uncompromising as he got older.
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
We operate within fairly rigid parameters.
We operate within fairly rigid parameters.
entirely
An entirely rigid system is impractical.
An entirely rigid system is impractical.
increasingly
excessively, overly
relatively
excessively, overly
relatively
2. stiff
VERBS
be,
feel,
lie,
look,
sit,
stand
She feigned sleep, lying rigid in bed.
She feigned sleep, lying rigid in bed.
become,
go,
turn
remain
remain
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
adherence, attitude, confines, conformity, convention, definition, discipline, distinction, division, dogma, hierarchy, orthodoxy, packaging, plastic, rule, schedule, separation, stance, structure, system