, -ˈtran-zə \
Definition of intransigent
Synonyms & Antonyms for intransigent
Synonyms
- adamant,
- adamantine,
- bullheaded,
- dogged,
- hard,
- hard-nosed,
- hardened,
- hardheaded,
- headstrong,
- immovable,
- implacable,
- inconvincible,
- inflexible,
- mulish,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- opinionated,
- ossified,
- pat,
- pertinacious,
- perverse,
- pigheaded,
- self-opinionated,
- self-willed,
- stiff-necked,
- stubborn,
- unbending,
- uncompromising,
- unrelenting,
- unyielding,
- willful
- (or wilful)
Antonyms
- acquiescent,
- agreeable,
- amenable,
- compliant,
- complying,
- flexible,
- pliable,
- pliant,
- relenting,
- yielding
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Last Updated
27 Apr 2022
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“Intransigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intransigent. Accessed 19 May. 2022.
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The first known use of intransigent was circa 1879
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