intransigence

noun

in·​tran·​si·​gence in-ˈtran(t)-sə-jən(t)s 

-ˈtran-zə-

: the quality or state of being intransigent

Synonyms

• bullheadedness
• doggedness
• hardheadedness
• mulishness
• obduracy
• obdurateness
• obstinacy
• obstinateness
• opinionatedness
• pertinaciousness
• pertinacity
• pigheadedness
• self-opinionatedness
• self-will
• stubbornness
• willfulness

Examples of intransigence in a Sentence

her intransigence on the issue was simply frustrating

Recent Examples on the Web

At the end of 2021, the intransigence of Joe Manchin, the nominally Democratic senator from West Virginia, killed the child-care and universal-preschool provisions of President Biden’s Build Back Better bill. —Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024

Netanyahu's government has blamed Hamas for its intransigence. —Matt Gutman, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024

Moscow had got its revenge for Armenia’s democratic intransigence. —Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024

Meanwhile, attempts by Washington to broker a cease-fire in Gaza and prevent a war with Hezbollah in Lebanon have been repeatedly undermined by Israeli assassinations, pager strikes and intransigence at the negotiating table. —Charles Walldorf, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above