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intransigent
Intransigent (adj) means refusing to give any ground in an argument or negotiation; stubborn.
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Refusing to give any ground in an argument or negotiation; stubborn.
"On the Spanish side, the war increased the anti-Cuban animosity and distrust felt by the most intransigent peninsulares."
— Leslie Bethell, Cuba: A Short History (1993)
"Don't waste your time trying to change his mind: he's completely intransigent."
"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."
— John Berbers, Nixon Aides Voice Integration Hope (1970)
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Etymology
Borrowed from French intransigeant, from Spanish intransigente, from Latin in- (“un-, not”) plus trānsigēns, the present participle of trānsigō (“to come to an understanding”), from trāns (“across”) and agō (“to do”).
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What is the meaning of intransigent?
"intransigent" (adj) means refusing to give any ground in an argument or negotiation; stubborn.
What is another word for intransigent?
Other words for "intransigent" include adamant, inexorable, adamantine.
What is the opposite of intransigent?
The opposite of "intransigent" is flexible.
