intransigency
Refusal to compromise
Intransigency is stubborn refusal to compromise or change one's position.
The word describes an unwillingness to negotiate or meet others halfway: The union's intransigency brought talks to a standstill.
Intransigence is more common, but both forms mean the same thing.
Refusing to give way
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
unwavering · determined · tenacious · immovable · unshakeable · firm · resolute · iron-willed
Stubbornly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
obdurate · pertinacious · dogged · recalcitrant · contrary · self-willed · opinionated · mulelike
Mutual blocking, no progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
polarization · filibuster · obstructionism · brinkmanship · holdout · veto · stonewalling · blockade
Stubbornly inflexible in stance
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- rigidUnable to bend
- inexorableImpossible to prevent
- implacableIncapable of being pacified
unaccommodating · all-or-nothing · absolutist · maximalist · zero-sum · diehard · extremist · nonnegotiable
unyielding
Refusing to give way
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- unbendingRefusing to change position
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
steadfast · unwavering · determined · tenacious · immovable · unshakeable · firm · resolute · iron-willed · single-minded
mulish
Stubbornly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
willful · obdurate · pertinacious · dogged · recalcitrant · contrary · self-willed · opinionated · mulelike · cussedness
deadlock
Mutual blocking, no progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
standoff · polarization · filibuster · obstructionism · brinkmanship · holdout · veto · stonewalling · blockade · hardliner
hardline
Stubbornly inflexible in stance
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- rigidUnable to bend
- inexorableImpossible to prevent
implacable · unaccommodating · all-or-nothing · absolutist · maximalist · zero-sum · diehard · extremist · nonnegotiable · take-it-or-leave-it
intransigencycompromise
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
flexibility · conciliation · accommodation · yielding · give-and-take
intransigencyopen-mindedness
Acceptance of differing viewpoints
flexibility · openness · receptivity · receptiveness · adaptability
intransigencycooperativeness
Inclination to work jointly
collaboration · agreeableness · diplomacy · peacemaking · reasonableness