unamenable

adjective

Definition of unamenablenext
1
as in unwilling

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2
as in intractable

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Recent Examples of unamenable But wireless providers and others are pushing back, saying that backup power resources are case-by-case judgements unamenable to bureaucratic micromanagement and that blanket requirements reduce operators’ flexibility to respond to disasters. — Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unamenable
  1. unwilling
  2. intractable
  3. obstreperous
  4. recalcitrant
  5. refractory
  6. ungovernable
  7. contrary
  8. disobedient
Adjective
  • Barcelona believe the Argentina striker wants to join, but Atletico are unwilling to sell for anything close to the €100m or so that the Camp Nou outfit are currently able to offer.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, in their wake, the league veered far in the other direction, taking the finesse out of the game and turning on-court play into a street fight, with officials unable or unwilling to get their arms round the physicality.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of unwilling
Adjective
  • Even those who believe diplomacy remains a viable path to peace acknowledge the future of the strait presents an intractable problem.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The broken line, the hard scar of the dash—these are gestures toward the uncertain and intractable distance between self and other, presence and absence, ‘awareness’ and its loss.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of intractable
Adjective
  • And only DeMichelle’s Marguerite has the necessary command to bring this obstreperous monarch to heel.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • And when intelligence confirms that one of their vessels is engaged in armed smuggling operations, the president need not convene an obstreperous congressional committee before acting in such a manner to defend the American people.
    — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Definition of obstreperous
Adjective
  • Part of the problem is that, outside of their tenants’ pleas, landlords face neither any real pressure nor any legal requirement to install shutters and ceiling fans; even owners who want to do so are thwarted by recalcitrant co-op boards or finicky historic-preservation reviews.
    — Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
  • The patron saint of the 2024 Democratic National Convention was Fannie Lou Hamer—recalcitrant sharecropper turned agitator and, like the Democratic presidential nominee, a black woman.
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Definition of recalcitrant
Adjective
  • However, many current refractory alloys are difficult or impossible to manufacture reliably using these techniques.
    — Vitor Rielli, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
  • These warm hundreds of tonnes of refractory bricks to temperatures up to 1,500 °C.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025
Definition of refractory
Adjective
  • But obviously the Senate has been a little ungovernable on this issue and a few others.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The question that could cut through all of this is whether UEFA follows through with its threat of a boycott and non-cooperation, both of which could make FIFA ungovernable for Infantino.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of ungovernable
Adjective
  • Volatility versus the stock’s weighting in the index Amid so many contrary forces, analysts and investors are anticipating a high degree of volatility and advising caution as hedging activity around the stock simmers.
    — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • The voter response to Measure A should send a strong contrary message.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Definition of contrary
Adjective
  • Conduct disorder affects children and teens and involves a consistent pattern of disobedient and aggressive behaviors.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 21 May 2026
  • Rising gas prices and an unpopular war in Iran have infuriated prominent MAGA figures online, but in terms of GOP elections, the president has been able to elbow out critics in Congress and disobedient legislators in red states.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Definition of disobedient

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“Unamenable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unamenable. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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