Synonyms of intransigent

intransigent

adjective

in-ˈtran(t)-sə-jənt 

as in stubborn

sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion

he has remained intransigent, refusing all suggestions for improvement of the process

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stubborn
• adamant
• steadfast
• hardened
• obdurate
• obstinate
• implacable
• wilful
• uncompromising
• bullheaded
• unbending
• mulish
• unyielding
• inflexible
• unrelenting
• opinionated
• immovable
• hardheaded
• willful
• obsessive
• headstrong
• pertinacious
• pigheaded
• ossified
• dogged
• adamantine
• persistent
• perverse
• hard
• hard-nosed
• determined
• stiff-necked
• self-willed
• pat
• strict
• relentless
• self-opinionated
• inconvincible
• deaf to reason
• tenacious
• resolved
• rigid
• wrongheaded
• hard-line
• iron
• defiant
• unflinching
• intractable
• uncooperative
• stern
• recalcitrant
• wayward
• inexorable
• severe
• cantankerous
• hidebound
• narrow-minded
• single-minded
• contumacious
• insubordinate
• unmanageable
• disobedient
• mutinous
• firm
• anal-retentive
• bloody-minded
• contrary
• refractory
• unruly
• indomitable
• ungovernable
• insurgent
• invincible
• hard-shell
• hell-bent
• inveterate
• unconquerable
• demanding
• stouthearted
• hard-shelled
• exacting
• cussed
• confirmed
• unregenerate
• set
• froward

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• acquiescent
• flexible
• amenable
• agreeable
• compliant
• pliant
• pliable
• complying
• obedient
• docile
• yielding
• submissive
• tractable
• receptive
• willing
• responsive
• accepting
• reasonable
• relenting
• placable
• manageable
• temperate
• persuadable
• subservient
• slavish
• governable

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of intransigent

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Hamas announcement could be a ruse to make Israel appear intransigent. —Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024

The Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, meanwhile, say the museum has been intransigent, condescending and insensitive in consultations over the past two decades. —Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024

Those statements are both completely clear and utterly intransigent. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2024

Although the hard-liner Begin had proven intransigent on many issues, Carter had made enormous progress by going around him and negotiating directly with Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan, Defense Minister Ezer Weizman, and Legal Adviser Aharon Barak. —Stuart E. Eisenstat, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2024

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