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Intransigent

Refusing compromise; uncompromising; irreconcilable.

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Inflexible 84% connected

Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.

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Inflexible 84% connected

Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.

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Adamant 92% connected

A stone imagined by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme hardness; but in modern mineralo…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Adamantine 92% connected

Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as, adamantine bonds or chains.

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Inexorable 92% connected

Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless; as, an inexorable prince or t…

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Commit verb · 78% connection

To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by some decisive act or preliminary step; -- often used reflexively; as, to comm…

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Compound verb · 78% connection

To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise; to discharge from obligation upon terms different from those which were sti…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: refusing, compromise, uncompromising, irreconcilable.
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Compromise noun · 78% connection

A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender; as, a compromise of character or right.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: refusing, compromise, uncompromising, irreconcilable.
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Compromised imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Compromise

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Compromising p. pr. & vb. n. · 78% connection

of Compromise

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Compromissorial adjective · 78% connection

Relating to compromise.

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Compromit noun · 78% connection

To put to hazard, by some indiscretion; to endanger; to compromise; as, to compromit the honor or the safety of a nation.

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Conflict noun · 78% connection

a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: refusing, compromise, uncompromising, irreconcilable.
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Declension noun · 78% connection

Act of courteously refusing; act of declining; a declinature; refusal; as, the declension of a nomination.

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Declination noun · 78% connection

The act or state of declining or refusing; withdrawal; refusal; averseness.

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Declinature noun · 78% connection

The act of declining or refusing; as, the declinature of an office.

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Denial noun · 78% connection

The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; -- the contrary of affirmation.

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Difference noun · 78% connection

a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: refusing, compromise, uncompromising, irreconcilable.
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Difference of opinion noun · 78% connection

a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the…

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Disobedient adjective · 78% connection

Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not observant of duty or ru…

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Dispute noun · 78% connection

a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: refusing, compromise, uncompromising, irreconcilable.
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Hard-shell adjective · 78% connection

Unyielding; insensible to argument; uncompromising; strict.

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Inconsistent adjective · 78% connection

Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action; incom…

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