intransigentism

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noun

The principles, practice, or predisposition (nature) of intransigents: perennial refusal to compromise.

“Near-synonyms: intransigence, intransigency”

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Meanings

nounintransigentism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe principles, practice, or predisposition (nature) of intransigents: perennial refusal to compromise.

    Near-synonyms: intransigence, intransigency

    1 more example

    "Clerical intransigentism became a phrase as common as political intransigentism. It opposed innovations."

    1899, Charles Melville Pepper, To-morrow in Cuba

    Synonyms: intransigence, intransigency

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe principles, practice, or predisposition (nature) of intransigents: perennial refusal to compromise.

Similar
intransigenceintransigency
Also see
intransigence

Origin

From intransigent + -ism.

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APA

intransigentism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intransigentism

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“intransigentism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intransigentism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intransigentism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intransigentism.

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