intransigent adj : not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion; "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 tendancy" [syn: adamant, adamantine, inexorable]

English

Alternative spellings

• intransigeant

Etymology

From intransigeant, from intransigente

Pronunciation

Adjective

1. Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; irreconcilable; stubborn.

   Don't waste your time trying to change his mind, he's completely intransigent.

Synonyms

• See

Related terms

• intransigence
• intransigency
• intransigently

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