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Intransigent

In-trans′i-gent

,

Adj.

[F.

intransigeant

(cf. Sp.

intransigente

); pref.

in-

not + L.

transigere

to come to an agreement;

trans

across +

agere

to lead, act.]

Refusing compromise; uncompromising; inflexible; irreconcilable.

Lond. Sat. Rev.

Definition 2025

intransigent

intransigent

English

Alternative forms

intransigeant

Adjective

intransigent ‎(comparative more intransigent, superlative most intransigent)

Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; irreconcilable; stubborn.
Don't waste your time trying to change his mind: he's completely intransigent.

Synonyms

See also Wikisaurus:obstinate

Related terms

Translations

unwilling to compromise or moderate a position

Catalan: intransigent (ca)
Dutch: onverzettelijk (nl)
Finnish: myöntymätön, jyrkkä (fi)
French: intransigeant (fr), impitoyable (fr)
German: kompromisslos (de), intransigent (de)
Greek: αδιάλλακτος (el) ‎(adiállaktos)
Hebrew: בלתי מתפשר m ‎(bilti mitpasher)
Hungarian: hajthatatlan (hu), tántoríthatatlan (hu), intranzigens
Icelandic: þrjóskur

Persian: معاند (fa) ‎(mo'âned)
Polish: nieprzejednany, nieustępliwy (pl)
Portuguese: intransigente (pt)
Russian: непрекло́нный (ru) m ‎(nepreklónnyj), непримири́мый (ru) m ‎(neprimirímyj)
Serbo-Croatian: intransigentan (sh), beskompromisan (sh)
Swedish: omedgörlig (sv)

Noun

intransigent ‎(plural intransigents)

A person who is intransigent

References

intransigent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
intransigent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913