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intransigent
Meaning: unwilling to compromise
intransigent in a sentence
How intransigent is used in real sentences:
The intransigent senator blocked every version of the bill.
The intransigent senator blocked every version of the bill.
“One intransigent historian refused every proposed qualification, while his assistant made an impertinent remark about elders preferring legends to measurements; the insult nearly ended the discussion.”
— from the passage The Moraine Calendar
“She remained intransigent, rejecting even a temporary halt.”
— from the passage The Altered Shore
Synonyms for intransigent
Other words for intransigent — uncompromising, obdurate and inflexible — carry the same meaning.
- uncompromising
- obdurate
- inflexible
Antonyms of intransigent
Words that mean the opposite of intransigent:
- compliant
- flexible
Where it comes from
From Latin in- 'not' + transigere 'to come to an agreement'
Memory hook
IN-TRANS-IGENT — won't TRANSition or move.
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