intransigence

noun

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

-ˈtran-zə-

: the quality or state of being intransigent

Synonyms

• persistence
• stubbornness
• obduracy
• obstinacy
• persistency
• pigheadedness
• bullheadedness
• resolve
• doggedness
• willfulness
• pertinacity
• determination
• hardheadedness
• self-will

Examples of intransigence in a Sentence

her intransigence on the issue was simply frustrating

Recent Examples on the Web

Explaining its rationale for lowering its credit rating on the United States for the first time since 1917, Moody’s cited ballooning US debt levels and Washington’s intransigence over budget deficit solutions. —Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 19 May 2025

However, Hogg’s intransigence proves that Democrats will likely need to give way to younger leaders or risk more public internal drama that distracts from countering the Trump administration. —Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2025

As for what’s happening in Gaza while the UN dickers, Hamas terrorists hide in their tunnels and ordinary Palestinians pay for their intransigence. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025

The Manhattan court countermanded the intransigence of the court stenographers and directed the daily publication of the Trump transcripts on a court website. —Nick Akerman, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above