Intransigent: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Intransigent adjective. Refusing to change your views or agree to any compromise.
How to say it
in-TRAN-sih-junt/ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt/
4 syllables, stressed on the second (TRAN).
Intransigent in a sentence
Both sides remained intransigent, and the strike entered its sixth week.
My intransigent toddler would wear only the dinosaur pyjamas.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- uncompromising
- unbending
- obstinate
- stubborn
Opposite:
- flexible
- accommodating
Where intransigent comes from
From Spanish intransigente, a name for a radical party in the 1870s, from Latin transigere, to come to terms.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
My _____ toddler would wear only the dinosaur pyjamas.
- volatile
- intransigent
- ingenious
Show the answer
intransigent: My intransigent toddler would wear only the dinosaur pyjamas.