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Intransigent vs Immovable - What's the difference?

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Intransigent is a synonym of immovable.


As adjectives the difference between intransigent and immovable

is that intransigent is unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; irreconcilable; stubborn while immovable is incapable of being physically moved; fixed.

As a noun immovable is

that which can not be moved; something which is immovable.

intransigent

English

Alternative forms

* intransigeant

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Unwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; irreconcilable; stubborn.
    • Don't waste your time trying to change his mind, he's completely intransigent .

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * intransigence * intransigency * intransigently

    References

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    immovable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * immoveable

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Incapable of being physically moved; fixed.
  • Steadfast in purpose or intention; unalterable, unyielding.
  • * 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 101:
    • I pleaded with him not to resign, but he was immovable .
  • Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling; impassive.
    • (Dryden)
  • (legal) Not liable to be removed; permanent in place or tenure; fixed.
    • an immovable estate

    Antonyms

    * movable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which can not be moved; something which is immovable.

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