Definition for Intransigent:

• in-tran'si-jent, adj. refusing to come to any understanding, irreconcilable.-- ns. INTRAN'SIGENTISM, the political practice or principles of such; INTRAN'SIGENTIST, one who practises such a method of opposition, esp. a member of a revolutionary party in Spain about 1873, and of a socialistic party in France. [ Fr. intransigeant-- Sp. intransigente-- L. in, not, transigens, pr.p. of transig[) e]re, to transact.]

Synonyms for Intransigent:

• adj.

  •die-hard (adjective)
  • old-line,
  • standpat.
  •difficult (adjective)
  • intractable.

• n.

  •
  • narrow,
  • bloody-minded,
  • closed,
  • narrow-minded,
  • intolerant,
  • conservative.
  •
  • unbending,
  • iron,
  • obdurate,
  • unyielding,
  • resist,
  • remorseless.
  •diehard (noun)
  • standpatter.
  •intransigent (noun)
  • adamantine,
  • inexorable,
  • inflexible.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • stubborn,
  • implacable.
  •Other relevant words:
  • pigheaded,
  • opposer,
  • grim,
  • negativist,
  • Inconvincible,
  • hard-nosed,
  • last-ditcher,
  • ossified,
  • immutable,
  • purist,
  • maverick,
  • steely,
  • bitter-ender,
  • fossil,
  • ass,
  • strong,
  • immovable,
  • dogmatist,
  • unshakeable,
  • determined,
  • persevering,
  • bullethead,
  • brawler,
  • uncooperative,
  • fogey,
  • self-willed,
  • protester,
  • hardened,
  • unfaltering,
  • steadfast,
  • stalwart,
  • unaffected,
  • wilful,
  • ruthless,
  • fixed,
  • cruel,
  • unmerciful,
  • stiff,
  • resolute,
  • preservative,
  • hard,
  • obstructive,
  • bigot,
  • wrangler,
  • Hard-shell,
  • noncooperator,
  • hardnose,
  • dodo,
  • single-minded,
  • staunch,
  • fanatic,
  • rebellious,
  • Ungiving,
  • merciless,
  • rigorous,
  • unshakable,
  • unchangeable,
  • stubborn as a mule,
  • refractory,
  • plaintiff,
  • unswerving,
  • disputant,
  • hardheaded,
  • objector,
  • bullheaded,
  • unmanageable,
  • resister,
  • unmoving,
  • Oppositionist,
  • Impliable,
  • froward,
  • strict,
  • contrary,
  • mulish,
  • scrapper,
  • set,
  • opinionated,
  • wayward,
  • diligent,
  • unshaken,
  • old fogey,
  • unforgiving,
  • unwavering,
  • unmoved,
  • unrelieved,
  • unalterable,
  • inelastic,
  • dissident,
  • rock-ribbed,
  • unstoppable,
  • stern,
  • dissentient,
  • opposed to change,
  • stickler,
  • flinty,
  • ungovernable,
  • pitiless,
  • self-opinionated,
  • tough,
  • sturdy,
  • headstrong,
  • positivist,
  • unsparing,
  • unappeasable,
  • unruly,
  • dogmatic,
  • pertinacious,
  • resistant,
  • persistent,
  • ultraconservative,
  • standstill,
  • dour,
  • firm,
  • stony,
  • dogged,
  • strong-minded,
  • quarreler,
  • relentless,
  • obstructionist,
  • defendant,
  • recalcitrant,
  • pat,
  • litigant,
  • donkey,
  • obstinate,
  • naysayer,
  • cast-iron,
  • strong-willed.

Paraphrases for Intransigent:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    uncompromising.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    uncompromising.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    persistent, radical, militant, rigorous, stiff, unforgiving, absolute.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    persistence.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    hardline, intransigence, obstinate, stubborn, hard-line, intolerant, inflexible, adamant, rigid, diehard, tough, die-hard, strict, resolute, entrenched, implacable, tenacious, hawkish, recalcitrant, firm, irreconcilable.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    intransigence, diehard, stubbornness.

Antonyms for Intransigent:

• adj.

  • uncompromising
    soft, flexible.
  • Other antonyms:
    obedient, receptive, temperate, manageable, governable, tractable, submissive, docile, amenable, placable, acquiescent, willing, reasonable, yielding, complying, compliant, agreeable, pliant, responsive, accepting, slavish, persuadable, subservient, pliable.