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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intransigent

Among the intransigent nobles is Gawain’s own father, and Gawain sides with Arthur to defeat him. —Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

To some, that may sound like Sweeney taking an intransigent approach to a pillar of the organization for a decade and a half. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2025

Trump is wielding a big stick, presenting the country as intransigent, when there is evidence that a more nuanced approach that involves collaboration can yield fruit. —Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025

For this to work, Trump has to persuade Putin that there's a downside for being intransigent. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 9 Feb. 2025

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