intractable

Meaning

1. Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed.
2. (of a mathematical problem) Not able to be solved in polynomial time; too difficult to attempt to solve.
3. Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)
4. Stubborn; obstinate. (of a person)
5. Difficult to treat (of a medical condition).

Synonyms

obstinate

stubborn

unruly

refractory

unmanageable

unyielding

wilful

disobedient

tough

perverse

tricky

uncompromising

uncontrollable

recalcitrant

obdurate

unwieldy

pigheaded

incorrigible

difficult

do-or-die

forward

fractious

froward

gnarled

hard

haughty

hot

🥵

impracticable

inconvenient

indocile

inflexible

inopportune

insistent

insubordinate

irreconcilable

mulish

obstinately

obstreperous

persevering

persistent

pertinacious

pertinaciously

proud

adamantine

restive

self-willed

stiff-necked

stroppy

stubbornly

tenacious

Translations

intratable

intraitable

ανυπάκουος

intransigeant

störrisch

unfügsam

onhandelbaar

inatçı

intrattabile

ατίθασος

weerspannig

insoluble

balsturig

intratável

serkeş

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈtɹæk.tə.bəl/

Etymology

From in- + tractable.