Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Refusing to change one's views or to agree about something; uncompromising: Describes a person, group, or attitude that is completely unwilling to alter their position or to make concessions, especially in a dispute or negotiation.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The negotiations failed because both sides were intransigent.
  • She remained intransigent in her opposition to the new policy.
  • His intransigent attitude made finding a solution impossible.

Advanced Usage

• "to be intransigent on/over something": To be uncompromising regarding a specific issue.
  • The union was intransigent on the issue of wage increases.
• "intransigent stance/position": An unyielding or inflexible official attitude.
  • The government's intransigent stance prolonged the conflict.

Variants and Related Words

• Intransigence (noun): The quality or state of being intransigent; an uncompromising attitude.
  • The intransigence of the leaders led to a deadlock.

Synonyms

• Uncompromising: Not making or accepting any compromises.
• Inflexible: Unwilling to change or adapt.
• Adamant: Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.
• Unyielding: Not giving way to pressure; firm.

Antonyms

• Compromising: Willing to make concessions.
• Flexible: Ready and able to change; adaptable.
• Yielding: Giving way under pressure; compliant.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• To dig in one's heels: To become stubborn and refuse to move or change one's opinion. (This idiom conveys a similar meaning to being intransigent).
  • When asked to reconsider, he simply dug in his heels.

Adjective

1. impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill
   • he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind
   • Cynthia was inexorable
   • an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency