intransigent
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- intransigence noun
- intransigency noun
- intransigently adverb
Etymology
Origin of intransigent
1875–80; < Spanish intransigente, equivalent to in- in- 3 + transigente (present participle of transigir to compromise) < Latin trānsigent- (stem of trānsigēns, present participle of trānsigere to come to an agreement); transact
Example Sentences
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It’s both a possibly sophisticated performance enhancer and the scourge of picky eaters, brand new to elite endurance athletes, but all too familiar to generations of intransigent five-year-olds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Did Bill Belichick, a 73-year-old intransigent, forever controlling-the-narrative football coach with a record six Super Bowl titles, seemingly cede the reins to his girlfriend, 24-year-old former cheerleader Jordon Hudson?
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025
But the Kandahar-based leadership has remained intransigent, and there has been no public breaking of ranks with the supreme leader’s diktats.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024
But Nochlin noted a potent variant, as in the case of Bourgeois, of late work that is intransigent, difficult and full of “unresolved contradiction.”
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024
In fact, the most intransigent got fed “the loaf” for the first few days.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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