intransigentadjective
uk/ɪnˈtræn.sɪ.dʒənt//ɪnˈtrɑːn.sɪ.dʒənt/us/ɪnˈtræn.sə.dʒənt/formal disapprovingrefusing to change your opinions or behaviour:
Unions claim that the management continues to maintain an intransigent position.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Strong-willed
- a firm hand idiom
- adamant
- adamantine
- aggressive
- an iron hand/fist in a velvet glove idiom
- fury
- go-getter
- going
- gutsy
- hard-boiled
- importunate
- pigheaded
- purposeful
- pushy
- ravening
- recalcitrant
- redoubtable
- will not take no for an answer idiom
- willful
- with guns blazing idiom
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intransigently
adverb uk/ɪnˈtræn.sɪ.dʒənt.li//ɪnˈtrɑːn.sɪ.dʒənt.li/us/ɪnˈtræn.sə.dʒənt.li/
intransigence
noun [ U ] uk/ɪnˈtræn.sɪ.dʒəns/us/ɪnˈtræn.sə.dʒəns/