Intransigent (adj.)

in·tran·si·gent

inˈtransəjənt,inˈtranzəjənt/

adjective

adjective: intransigent

1. unwilling or refusing to change one’s views or to agree about something.

   synonyms:

   uncompromising, inflexible, unbending, unyielding, diehard, unshakable, unwavering,resolute, rigid, unaccommodating, uncooperative, stubborn, obstinate, obdurate,pigheaded, single-minded, iron-willed, stiff-necked “the regime remained intransigent in its opposition to wider participation in the political process”

   antonyms:

   compliant

noun

noun: intransigent; plural noun: intransigents

1. an intransigent person.

Origin

late 19th century: from French intransigeant, from Spanish los intransigentes (a name adopted by the extreme republicans in the Cortes, 1873–74); based on Latin in- ‘not’ + transigere ‘come to an understanding.’