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What is another word for intractable?

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Adjective
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Resistant to authority, control or discipline
unruly
recalcitrant
refractory
wayward
disobedient
ungovernable
wilful
willful
rebellious
unmanageable
defiant
insubordinate
contrary
obstreperous
contumacious
uncontrollable
froward
difficult
headstrong
undisciplined
untoward
balky
wild
rebel
uncooperative
recusant
incompliant
restive
fractious
awkward
indocile
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“Whatever shall we do with this intractable child? He is so wilful. I wonder who can help us reason with him?”
Adjective
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Stubborn or strong-willed
unbending
uncompromising
inflexible
obstinate
unyielding
obdurate
stubborn
intransigent
immovable
mulish
pertinacious
wilful
willful
pigheaded
resolute
tenacious
tough
unmalleable
indomitable
unadaptable
unaccommodating
incurable
locked
perverse
unpliable
stiff-necked
self-willed
bull-headed
bloody-minded
hard-line
locked in
rock-ribbed
tough nut
hang tough
more ❯
“They are intractable in their thinking, they are unreasoning and unreasonable and it's just a waste of breath to talk to them.”
Adjective
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Hard to control or deal with
difficult
demanding
unmanageable
uncontrollable
ungovernable
awkward
problematic
burdensome
knotty
thorny
incontrollable
complex
insoluble
troublesome
out of control
impossible to cope with
out of hand
“A lot of aid flows to the poorest countries with the most intractable economic problems.”
Adjective
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Not easy to please or satisfy
difficult
fussy
picky
particular
choosy
demanding
finicky
fastidious
critical
finical
perfectionist
inflexible
uncompromising
rigorous
obstinate
tough
overbearing
unaccommodating
unamenable
disapproving
strict
unreasonable
cavillingUK
hard
harsh
imperious
nagging
overexacting
querulous
stringent
unbending
obdurate
hypercritical
cavilingUS
cavillous
censuring
disparaging
faultfinding
hardheaded
overcritical
overscrupulous
sticklerish
stiff
tyrannical
dictatorial
unflinching
importunate
grim
unrelenting
boorish
rigid
immovable
inexorable
irascible
pitiless
resolute
unyielding
captious
dogmatic
oppressive
prickly
chippy
crotchety
disputatious
disputative
ornery
hard to please
over-particular
high-maintenance
fault-finding
over-exacting
hard-line
over-censorious
over-rigorous
over-strict
bloody-minded
hard to satisfy
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Adjective
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Extremely difficult to endure or tolerate
impossible
intolerable
unbearable
unmanageable
unreasonable
awkward
difficult
objectionable
offensive
recalcitrant
unendurable
ungovernable
demanding
insufferable
insupportable
painful
perverse
terrible
wayward
dreadful
exasperating
excruciating
improper
infuriating
maddening
egregious
unacceptable
beyond bearing
not to be borne
Adjective
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Unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention
hidebound
conservative
traditional
reactionary
orthodox
unprogressive
ultraconservative
brassbound
paleoconservative
standpat
traditionalistic
archconservative
conventional
illiberal
mossbacked
narrow
intolerant
prejudiced
inflexible
rigid
biased
diehard
dogmatic
blimpish
fundamentalist
set
uncompromising
fanatical
puritan
jaundiced
individualistic
parochial
narrow-minded
old-school
small-minded
old-fashioned
old-line
buttoned-down
button-down
die-hard
dyed-in-the-wool
petty-minded
close-minded
strait-laced
ultra-conservative
hard-line
set in your ways
fixed in one's views
set in one's opinions
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Adjective
▲
Severe or harsh in nature
stiff
hard
harsh
severe
heavy
drastic
rigorous
stringent
cruel
extreme
grievous
onerous
rough
austere
bitter
brutal
crippling
grim
hardhanded
immoderate
inordinate
oppressive
punishing
punitive
rugged
strict
tough
undue
burdensome
draconian
excessive
excruciating
exorbitant
intolerable
murderous
overweening
searing
sharp
steep
strong
swingeing
towering
trying
unconscionable
unmerciful
unrelenting
baroque
devilish
extravagant
hardheaded
headstrong
inexorable
inhuman
insane
overdue
overextravagant
overmuch
pitiless
plethoric
relentless
great
intense
robust
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Requiring exceptional nous or caution in performance or handling
tough
difficult
knotty
thorny
baffling
hard
prickly
puzzling
ticklish
tricky
perplexing
sensitive
catchy
delicate
intricate
problematic
sticky
touchy
bothersome
hairy
irksome
mystifying
nasty
problematical
troublesome
dodgy
spiny
tricksy
awkward
complicated
more ❯
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