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intransigent
in·tran·si·gent also in·tran·si·geant I0205600 (ĭn-trăn′sə-jənt, -zə-)adj. Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising.
[French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente : in-, not (from Latin; see in-1) + transigente, present participle of transigir, to compromise (from Latin trānsigere, to come to an agreement : trāns-, trans- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots).]
in·tran′si·gence, in·tran′si·gen·cy n.in·tran′si·gent n.in·tran′si·gent·ly adv.intransigent or intransigeantadjnot willing to compromise; obstinately maintaining an attituden (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an intransigent person, esp in politics[C19: from Spanish los intransigentes the uncompromising (ones), a name adopted by certain political extremists, from in-1 + transigir to compromise, from Latin transigere to settle; see transact] inˈtransigence, inˈtransigeance, inˈtransigency n inˈtransigently, inˈtransigeantly advin•tran•si•gent or in•tran•si•geant (ɪnˈtræn sɪ dʒənt)
adj. 1. refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible. n. 2. an intransigent person, as in politics. [1875–80; < French intransigeant < Sp intransigente=in- in-3 + transigente accommodating] in•tran′si•gence, in•tran′si•gen•cy, n. in•tran′si•gent•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | intransigent - impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency"adamant, inexorable, adamantineinflexible - incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose" |
intransigentadjective uncompromising, intractable, tough, stubborn, hardline, tenacious, unyielding, obstinate, immovable, unbending, obdurate, stiff-necked, inflexible, unbudgeable The worry is that the radicals will grow more intransigent.
compromising, flexible, open-minded, compliant, acquiescentintransigentadjectiveFirmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will:adamant, adamantine, brassbound, die-hard, grim, implacable, incompliant, inexorable, inflexible, iron, obdurate, relentless, remorseless, rigid, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding.Idiom: stubborn as a mule.Translationsintransigentkompromisslosαδιάλλακτοςimpitoyableintransigeantintransigenteintransigenzaintransigenteintransigent
Related to intransigent: ramify, tendentiousness, temporizeSynonyms for intransigentadj uncompromisingSynonyms- uncompromising
- intractable
- tough
- stubborn
- hardline
- tenacious
- unyielding
- obstinate
- immovable
- unbending
- obdurate
- stiff-necked
- inflexible
- unbudgeable
Antonyms- compromising
- flexible
- open-minded
- compliant
- acquiescent
Synonyms for intransigentadj firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or willSynonyms- adamant
- adamantine
- brassbound
- die-hard
- grim
- implacable
- incompliant
- inexorable
- inflexible
- iron
- obdurate
- relentless
- remorseless
- rigid
- stubborn
- unbendable
- unbending
- uncompliant
- uncompromising
- unrelenting
- unyielding
Synonyms for intransigentadj impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reasonSynonyms- adamant
- inexorable
- adamantine
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