Synonyms & related words for intransigency

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Words related to intransigency

Explore words related to intransigency — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include intransigence, obstinateness, obduracy, stubbornness, mulishness, adamance, obstinacy, pervicacity. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does intransigency come from?

The word intransigency breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: in-, from Latin in (“not”); trans-, from Latin trans (“across”); ig, from Latin agere (“to drive”); and -ency, from Latin entia (“state of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.