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Intransigence meaning

Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.

Synonyms of Intransigence

intransigency stubbornness bullheadedness obstinacy obstinance pigheadedness self-will

Using Intransigence

  • The main meaning on this page is: Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.
  • Useful related words include: intransigency, stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy.
  • In the example corpus, intransigence often appears in combinations such as: intransigence and, intransigence of, and intransigence.

Context around Intransigence

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Intransigence

  • In this selection, "intransigence" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, political, republican, egyptian, heroic, led and kim stand out and add context to how "intransigence" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bartlet s intransigence heroic i and council s intransigence in this. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "intransigence" sits close to words such as aerobics, ahn and ailes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with intransigence

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

However, Egyptian intransigence has once again led to stumbles in the tripartite negotiations. (13 words)

Nazarbayev had to overcome the intransigence of a certain chunk of the country’s political elite. (16 words)

If Joe Biden is elected, he will face the same intransigence from the GOP that Barack Obama did. (18 words)

But it took nearly two months for the first, short-term truce to be hammered out, a consequence not only of Hamas’s intransigence on the issue of hostage releases but also because Netanyahu wasn’t eager to provide the terrorist group with a pause. (45 words)

The chances are pretty good for all this to enter an ugly stage of violent intransigence, with Antifa / BLM mobs of Dem “allies” busting things up in Philadelphia and Detroit, to distract from what’s going on in the election district counting rooms. (43 words)

In the face of what is being seen as intransigence and a paucity of action by the city's chief executive in protecting Hong Kongers from the new deadly disease, a virus vigilante group has taken matters into their own hands. (41 words)

Now that Iran's regime is without him, will he serve as an incentive to come to terms or as a martyr whose ghost spurs on more intransigence? (28 words)

Example sentences (20)

And this is where Ismael may live to regret what appears to be a degree of stubbornness, inflexibility and intransigence.

Because I needed the “West Wing” audience to find President Bartlet’s intransigence heroic, I didn’t really dramatize any downward pull that his illness was having on his re-election chances.

But it took nearly two months for the first, short-term truce to be hammered out, a consequence not only of Hamas’s intransigence on the issue of hostage releases but also because Netanyahu wasn’t eager to provide the terrorist group with a pause.

Faced with uncompromising political intransigence and relentless media negativity, the SNP cannot afford to be any less canny than their opponents.

Given this, it shouldn’t have caused anyone to reach for the smelling salts when Homan’s response to the intransigence of Denver’s leftist mayor, Mike Johnston, was to seek an odd common ground.

His intransigence led him to become the leader of the so-called ‘frugal’ group, the supporters of austerity, even beating Germany.

If fellow Democrats vote against the measure, it could make it more difficult for Mr. Biden to frame his party as the one seeking solutions in the face of Republican intransigence.

Once again, the Guardian Council's intransigence, in this delicate time of transition, strikes another blow at the regime's stability.

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Stalwart House Republican committee chairs James Comer and Jim Jordan are threatening to hold Garland in contempt of Congress for his intransigence, but that threat and $3 will get you a cup of Starbucks.

At one stage, let's not forget, it was William's intransigence and grumpiness that was more of a worry in the family than Harry's youthful immaturity.

However, Egyptian intransigence has once again led to stumbles in the tripartite negotiations.

If Joe Biden is elected, he will face the same intransigence from the GOP that Barack Obama did.

In a blog, he dubbed the fervently anti-EU European Research Group 'narcissist delusionals' and 'useful idiots' whose intransigence 'has helped only Remain'.

In fact, it makes it possible, provided that the Palestinians understand that their intransigence will only further undermine rather than help their prospect of establishing an independent state of their own.

In response to this alleged U.S. intransigence, Kim warned that the world "will witness a new strategic weapon" in the near future, signaling a potential long-range missile or even nuclear test.

In the face of what is being seen as intransigence and a paucity of action by the city's chief executive in protecting Hong Kongers from the new deadly disease, a virus vigilante group has taken matters into their own hands.

Nazarbayev had to overcome the intransigence of a certain chunk of the country’s political elite.

Now that Iran's regime is without him, will he serve as an incentive to come to terms or as a martyr whose ghost spurs on more intransigence?

The chances are pretty good for all this to enter an ugly stage of violent intransigence, with Antifa / BLM mobs of Dem “allies” busting things up in Philadelphia and Detroit, to distract from what’s going on in the election district counting rooms.

At the time, Republicans insisted that this intransigence was motivated by a sincere belief that the U.S. could not afford to increase its deficit; subsequent events have proven that this was a lie.

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Common combinations with intransigence

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "intransigence" in a sentence?
An example: "And this is where Ismael may live to regret what appears to be a degree of stubbornness, inflexibility and intransigence." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "intransigence" from authentic English texts.
What does "intransigence" mean?
Intransigence means: Unwillingness to change one's views or to agree.
What are synonyms of "intransigence"?
Common synonyms of "intransigence" include: intransigency, stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will.
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