Pronunciations (3)
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/ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt/
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/ɪnˈtɹæn.zə.d͡ʒənt/
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ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt
Adjective
Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; stubborn.
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Near-synonyms: intractable; see also Thesaurus:obstinate
Don't waste your time trying to change his mind: he's completely intransigent.
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Since I have been asked to do this in very brief compass, the harsh tone and terse style of my presentation will make my contentions appear more dogmatic and intransigent than I should wish them to be.
Much of the new integration will come in the school districts that have been the most intransigent since the Supreme Court outlawed school segregation in its landmark 1954 decision.
On the Spanish side, the war increased the anti-Cuban animosity and distrust felt by the most intransigent peninsulares.
Noun
A person who is intransigent.
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Adjective
impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
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he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind
an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency