Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with rigid in American Collocation
rigid
adjective
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US
/ˈrɪdʒɪd/
too
excessively
overly
too
European governments, especially, seem to have taken an overly rigid stand on the issue.
very
extremely
highly
very
They have very rigid views about what helping strategies they are prepared to accept.
rather
fairly
quite
relatively
somewhat
The system is relatively rigid in operation with limited options for customisation.
completely
absolutely
completely
totally
True, this was not an absolutely rigid society.
adherence
categorisation
dogma
fixation
hierarchy
observance
Rigid adherence by the parties to their past positions will simply continue the stalemate.
bureaucratic
dogmatic
hierarchical
inflexible
His faults are a tendency to be rigid and inflexible, and too serious.