unpliable
ADJECTIVE
intractable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
awkward
bull-headed
cantankerous
contrary
fractious
hang-tough
hard-line
headstrong
immovable
incompliant
indocile
indomitable
insoluble
locked
locked-in
mulish
obdurate
obstinate
pat
pertinacious
perverse
pig-headed
recalcitrant
refractory
resolute
self-willed
tenacious
tough
unbending
uncooperative
undisciplined
ungovernable
unruly
unyielding
wayward
wild
willful
Antonyms
ADJECTIVE
intractable/intransigent
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
unbending
uncompromising
uncooperative
undisciplined
ungovernable
unmanageable
unruly
unyielding
wayward
wild
willful
Antonyms
WEAK
ADJECTIVE
untoward
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
annoying
awkward
contrary
disastrous
fractious
hapless
ill-starred
inauspicious
inconvenient
indocile
inimical
inopportune
intractable
irritating
luckless
misfortunate
recalcitrant
refractory
star-crossed
undisciplined
unfavorable
ungovernable
unhappy
unlucky
unpropitious
unruly
untimely
unyielding
vexatious
wild
Antonyms
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.