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Inflexible vs Headstrong - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between inflexible and headstrong

is that inflexible is not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding while headstrong is determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.

inflexible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.
  • Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits; obstinate; stubborn; resolute; determined.

    • Synonyms

    * See also * unflexible

    Antonyms

    * flexible

    Related terms

    * inflexibility * inflexibleness * inflexibly

    References

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    headstrong

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
    • He was in that headstrong teenage phase when he felt like he knew everything.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * headstrongly * headstrongness