Meanings
adjectiveinextensible (comparative more inextensible, superlative most inextensible)
comparative more inextensible · superlative most inextensible
- Not capable of being extended.
Antonyms: extensible
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveNot capable of being extended.
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot extensile
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishin-
- Englishextensible
- Englishinextensible
From in- + extensible.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch onrekbaar
- onrekbaarTranslations
Finnish ei laajennettava
- ei laajennettavaTranslations
French inextensible
- inextensibleTranslations
German undehnbar
- undehnbarTranslations
Italian inestensibile
- inestensibileTranslations
Polish nierozciągliwy
- nierozciągliwyTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
inextensible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inextensible
MLA
“inextensible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inextensible. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inextensible,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inextensible.
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