Intractable

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Mục lục 1 Adjective 1.1 not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate 1.2 (of things) hard to shape or work with 1.3 hard to treat, relieve, or cure 2 Noun 2.1 an intractable person. 3 Antonyms 3.1 adjective 4 Synonyms 4.1 adjective

Adjective

not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate

an intractable disposition.

(of things) hard to shape or work with

an intractable metal.

hard to treat, relieve, or cure

the intractable pain in his leg.

Noun

an intractable person.

Antonyms

adjective

manageable

Synonyms

adjective

awkward , bull-headed , cantankerous , contrary , fractious , hang tough , hard-line , headstrong , immovable , incompliant , incurable , indocile , indomitable , insoluble , intransigent , locked , locked in , mulish , obdurate , obstinate , pat , pertinacious , perverse , pig-headed , recalcitrant , refractory , resolute , self-willed , stubborn , tenacious , tough , tough nut , unbending , uncompromising , uncooperative , undisciplined , ungovernable , unmanageable , unpliable , unruly , unyielding , wayward , wild , willfulnotes:intractable means stubborn or obstinate; intransigent is this , but implies being more intense and refusing to compromise or change , disorderly , lawless , obstreperous , uncontrollable , untoward , difficult , disobedient , ornery , pigheaded , surly , willful