Antonyms of adj pliant

4 senses of pliant

Sense 1
plastic, pliant -- (capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature")

INDIRECT (VIA impressionable) -> unimpressionable -- (not sensitive or susceptible to impression; "an unimpressionable mind")

Sense 2
ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile -- (capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy")

INDIRECT (VIA formed) -> unformed -- (not having form or shape; "unformed clay")

Sense 3
elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant -- (able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract")

INDIRECT (VIA adaptable) -> unadaptable -- (not adaptable)

Sense 4
bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy -- (capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree")

INDIRECT (VIA flexible) -> inflexible -- (resistant to being bent; "an inflexible iron bar"; "an inflexible knife blade";)

Similarity of adj pliant

4 senses of pliant

Sense 1
plastic, pliant -- (capable of being influenced or formed; "the plastic minds of children"; "a pliant nature")
       => impressionable (vs. unimpressionable), waxy, impressible -- (easily impressed or influenced; "an impressionable youngster"; "an impressionable age"; "a waxy mind")

Sense 2
ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile -- (capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; "ductile copper"; "malleable metals such as gold"; "they soaked the leather to made it pliable"; "pliant molten glass"; "made of highly tensile steel alloy")
       => formed (vs. unformed) -- (having or given a form or shape)

Sense 3
elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant -- (able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract")
       => adaptable (vs. unadaptable) -- (capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths")

Sense 4
bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy -- (capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree")
       => flexible (vs. inflexible), flexile -- (able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches")