nachgiebig
yielding; compliant; submissive; soft
English translations
- 01
compliant
- 02
yielding
- 03
amenable
- 04
flexible
- 05
forgiving
Word details
- German meaning
- Bereit, die eigenen Ansichten oder Forderungen aufzugeben oder zu ändern; flexibel und kompromissbereit.
- English meaning
- Accommodating
- Synonym
- flexibel, tolerant
- German example
- Sie war sehr nachgiebig bei der Planung des Treffens.
- English example
- She was very accommodating in planning the meeting.
- Comparative
- nachgiebigerSuperlative: am nachgiebigsten
- Opposite of
- pliable, resisting attempts to change its/his/her position (physically or figuratively)unnachgiebig / sprödeOpposite of: being a statutory provision not mandatory to the partieszwingend
Related words
- unnachgiebig
unyielding
- entschlossen
Determined
- eisern
Iron
- stählern
Steely
- eigensinnig
Headstrong means to be stubborn and fixated on one's own opinion without listening to others.
- Schonungslosigkeit
ruthlessness, mercilessness
- Hardcore
Hardcore
- Vergeltungsmassnahme
Retaliatory measure
- Hartnäckigkeit
Persistence
- sanftmütig
Gentle
- Pappenheimer
Stubborn person
- rigide
rigid
- streng
strict
- stur
Stubborn
- kulant
Accommodating
- hartnäckig
Persistent
- graniten
Granitic
- beharrlich
Persistent
- starrköpfig
Stubborn
- trotzig
Defiant, stubborn, resistant.
- beinhart
rock-hard, extremely tough
- kompromissbereit
willing to compromise, accommodating
- starrsinnig
Stubborn
- unversöhnlich
Implacable
- unflexibel
Inflexible means not adaptable or bendable; rigid or unyielding.
- Strenge
severity
- Starrsinn
Stubbornness
- Hardliner
hardliner
- lassend
Relaxed
- stringent
Stringent means strict, rigorous, or uncompromising in regard to rules, regulations, or requirements.
- erweichen
To soften
- kompromisslos
uncompromising
- schwammig
Spongy, vague
- autoritär
Authoritarian
- strikt
Strict
- störrisch
stubborn
- knallhart
Tough, uncompromising
- permissiv
Permissive
- stierig
Stierig means stubborn, obstinate, or unyielding, like a bull.
- unbeugbar
unyielding
- unbeugsam
Unbending
- dickköpfig
Stubborn
- Dickkopf
Stubborn person
- Sturheit
stubbornness
- Verbohrtheit
Stubbornness, obstinacy
- Gelindigkeit
Gentleness
- Hardlinerin
Hardliner (female)
- Sanftmütigkeit
Meekness
- verstocken
To become or be stubborn and inflexible.
Example sentences with “nachgiebig”
Er ist bei Erziehungsfragen nicht sehr nachgiebig. (He is not very yielding when it comes to parenting issues.)
Frequently asked questions
Can 'nachgiebig' also refer to physical objects?
Yes, it can describe materials that are flexible or soft, like 'ein nachgiebiges Material' (a yielding material).