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most intransigent

ADJECTIVE

difficult, stubborn

Synonyms

WEAK

awkward bullheaded cantankerous contrary hang tough hard-line headstrong immovable incompliant incurable indocile indomitable insoluble locked in mulish obdurate obstinate pat pertinacious perverse pigheaded recalcitrant refractory resolute self-willed set in stone tenacious tough tough-nut unbending uncompromising uncooperative undisciplined ungovernable unmanageable unpliable unruly unyielding wayward wild willful

Antonyms

WEAK

amenable easy facile manageable

ADJECTIVE

uncompromising

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adamant inflexible obstinate resolute stubborn

WEAK

tenacious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

flexible pliant soft submissive willing yielding

Example Sentences

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Although “Better Things” can make the most intransigent adults rethink their teenage arguments with their parents, much of the show’s affability comes from what isn’t said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2020

Here are five of the most intransigent myths.

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2018

At this point, you’d have to be the most intransigent of rockists to think the canon – as defined by its previous iterations – has any meaning at all.

From The Guardian • Aug. 29, 2018

“Even the most intransigent of them, when they’re given evidence of something really problematic, they do respond,” he said.

From Salon • May 5, 2017

In fact, the most intransigent got fed “the loaf” for the first few days.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover