intransigent

Meaning

Adj

Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable.

Noun

A person who is intransigent.

Opposite of

transigent

Synonyms

stubborn

uncompromising

obstinate

inexorable

hard-line

adamant

search for

embrace

truculent

adamantine

unyielding

independent

inexpiable

inflexible

intransigently

irreconcilable

merciless

mulish

obdurate

opinionated

opposed

peremptory

perpendicular

pitiless

relentless

ruthless

sharp

single-minded

stark

steadfast

steep

stern

stiff-necked

strict

stringent

thoroughgoing

ultra

unappeasable

uncompromisingly

Jacobin

no-holds-barred

abrupt

downward-sloping

bluff

bold

callous

hard core

hardheaded

hard-hitting

hardline

Translations

intransigeant

intransigente

intransigente

αδιάλλακτος

intransigente

impitoyable

kompromisslos

intransigent

unnachgiebig

onbuigzaam

unversöhnlich

onverzettelijk

inflexible

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”) + trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigō (“to come to an understanding”), from trāns (“across”) + agō (“to do”).