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INTRACTABLE Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word intractable. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word intractable. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for INTRACTABLE

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adamant
adjectiveadj
noun

• very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

adjective satellite

• impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason

difficult
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

• hard to control

headstrong
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

indomitable
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• impossible to subdue

obstinate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

adjective satellite

• stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

• resistant to guidance or discipline

verb

• persist stubbornly

pigheaded
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• obstinate and stupid

recalcitrant
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stubbornly resistant to authority or control

• marked by stubborn resistance to authority

resistant
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)

• able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress

• impervious to being affected

• disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

• incapable of absorbing or mixing with

stubborn
adjectiveadj
adjective

• tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield

adjective satellite

• not responding to treatment

uncompromising
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not making concessions

uncooperative
adjectiveadj
adjective

• unwilling to cooperate

adjective satellite

• intentionally unaccommodating

unmanageable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape

• hard to control

adjective satellite

• difficult to solve or alleviate

• incapable of being controlled or managed

unruly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

• unwilling to submit to authority

• incapable of being controlled

unyielding
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stubbornly unyielding

• resistant to physical force or pressure

Alternatives for ADAMANT

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