intransigent
adjective
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Intransigent comes from Spanish intransigente, meaning "uncompromising." Its root is transigir ("to compromise"), which is related to Latin transigere ("to come to an agreement"). The French have a similar verb, transiger, which also means "to compromise." Transigent as an opposite of intransigent has yet to become recognized as an acceptable word in the English language.
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
- wilful
Examples of intransigent in a Sentence
Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
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
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“Intransigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intransigent. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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