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    intransigent
    /ɪnˈtrɑːnsɪdʒənt/

    adjective

    • 1. unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something: "her father had tried persuasion, but she was intransigent"

    noun

    • 1. an intransigent person.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › intransigentIntransigent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of INTRANSIGENT is characterized by refusal to compromise or to abandon an often extreme position or attitude : uncompromising. How to use intransigent in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINTRANSIGENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    refusing to change your opinions or behaviour: Unions claim that the management continues to maintain an intransigent position. Synonym. adamant. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strong-willed. adamancy. adamantine. adamantly. aggressive. grittily. gutsily. gutsy. gutty. hard-boiled. pertinaciously. pigheadedly. purposefully.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINTRANSIGENT definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. formal disapproving us / ɪnˈtræn.sə.dʒ ə nt / uk / ɪnˈtræn.sɪ.dʒ ə nt / / ɪnˈtrɑːn.sɪ.dʒ ə nt / Add to word list. refusing to change your opinions or behavior: Unions claim that the management continues to maintain an intransigent position. Synonym. adamant. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strong-willed. adamancy.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINTRANSIGENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe someone as intransigent, you mean that they refuse to behave differently or to change their attitude to something. They put pressure on the government to change its intransigent stance.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › intransigentINTRANSIGENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Intransigent definition: refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.. See examples of INTRANSIGENT used in a sentence.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › intransigentIntransigent - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Intransigent means inflexible, stubborn, entrenched. Argue all you like with an intransigent three-year-old. He will never back down from the position that he wants the lollipop NOW.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › intransigentIntransigent - definition of intransigent by The Free Dictionary

    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 ).]

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › intransigentintransigent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of intransigent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › intransigentintransigent - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · intransigent ( comparative more intransigent, superlative most intransigent) Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable . Synonyms: see Thesaurus: obstinate. Antonym: (uncommon) transigent. Don't waste your time trying to change his mind: he's completely intransigent.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › intransigent_adjintransigent, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word intransigent mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word intransigent. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.