intransigence
noun
, -ˈtran-zə-\
Definition of intransigence
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Synonyms for intransigence
Synonyms
bullheadedness, doggedness, hardheadedness, mulishness, obduracy, obdurateness, obstinacy, obstinateness, opinionatedness, pertinaciousness, pertinacity, pigheadedness, self-opinionatedness, self-will, stubbornness, willfulness
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That might have been true in 16th century Europe, but Machiavelli didn't have to deal with the UK's notoriously bureaucratic civil service, nor the intransigence of the European Union. — Luke Mcgee, CNN, "Meet the real brains behind Boris Johnson's Brexit plan," 21 Aug. 2019 State efforts have speeded up in response to the intransigence of the Trump administration. — The Economist, "Can American states slow global warming on their own?," 29 June 2019 Many Chinese businesses are listed on U.S. stock exchanges, but Beijing’s intransigence ensures that American investors often don’t get a true picture of those companies’ financial health. — Marco Rubio, WSJ, "You Can’t Trust a Chinese Audit," 4 June 2019 In trying to clear hurdle after hurdle toward the Alamo Plaza redevelopment project’s completion, their own intransigence, tunnel vision and exclusionary practices have gotten in the way. — Elaine Ayala, ExpressNews.com, "Alamo plan excluding lineal descendants to its own detriment," 18 July 2019 The North’s commitment to overturning the old order of the South waned in the face of white intransigence, and a new system of subjugation and injustice emerged to take slavery’s place. — Drew Gilpin Faust, The Atlantic, "Race, History, and Memories of a Virginia Girlhood," 18 July 2019 Bavaria's intransigence on the migration issue has, in fact, bolstered Merkel's negotiating position with some EU countries, says Josef Janning, head of the European Council on Foreign Relations Berlin office. — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, "In Merkel's moment of crisis, a chance to seize middle ground on migration?," 27 June 2018 But the politics are tricky, and in the world of lobbying, there’s plenty of money in intransigence. — Haley Sweetland Edwards, Time, "School Shootings Are Becoming the New Normal," 22 May 2018 For decades, officials from other countries habitually pointed to America’s insistence on isolating Cuba as an emblem of post-colonial intransigence. — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, "The Diplomat Who Quit the Trump Administration," 19 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'intransigence.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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