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单词 unamenable
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unamenable

adjective

un·​ame·​na·​ble ˌən-ə-ˈmē-nə-bəl How to pronounce unamenable (audio)
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: not amenable: such as
a
: not readily brought to yield, submit, or cooperate
unamenable to reason
b
: not able to be controlled or influenced by something
criminals unamenable to rehabilitation
a disease unamenable to traditional remedies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web But wireless providers and others are pushing back, saying that backup power resources are case-by-case judgements unamenable to bureaucratic micromanagement and that blanket requirements reduce operators’ flexibility to respond to disasters. Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1771, in the meaning defined above

unamenable

adjective

1
as in unwilling

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • unwilling
  • disinclined
  • reluctant
  • loathe
  • loath
  • averse
  • reticent
  • loth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • amenable
  • ready
  • willing
  • minded
  • disposed
  • inclined
  • glad
  • prone
  • game
  • cooperative
  • fain
  • agreeable
  • obedient
  • compliant
  • predisposed
  • submissive
  • obliging
  • accommodating
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2
as in intractable

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • intractable
  • obstreperous
  • recalcitrant
  • incompliant
  • ungovernable
  • refractory
  • obstinate
  • contumacious
  • balky
  • contrary
  • disobedient
  • insubordinate
  • willful
  • uncontrollable
  • noncompliant
  • defiant
  • mutinous
  • obdurate
  • unruly
  • stubborn
  • wayward
  • unmanageable
  • rebellious
  • wilful
  • unyielding
  • resistant
  • rebel
  • restive
  • peevish
  • pigheaded
  • insurgent
  • hardheaded
  • untoward
  • mulish
  • perverse
  • froward
  • defiant
  • disorderly
  • self-willed
  • headstrong
  • dogged
  • undisciplined
  • mischievous
  • impolite
  • errant
  • misbehaving
  • wild
  • bad
  • impudent
  • disrespectful
  • naughty
  • nonconformist
  • insolent
  • ill-bred
  • rude
  • dissident
  • ill-mannered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • subordinate
  • amenable
  • subservient
  • obsequious
  • slavish
  • tractable
  • servile
  • docile
  • obedient
  • compliant
  • obeisant
  • fawning
  • conformable
  • submissive
  • agreeable
  • amiable
  • biddable
  • kowtowing
  • dutiful
  • acquiescent
  • placable
  • obliging
  • duteous
  • law-abiding
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