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adjective
- 1. hard to control or deal with: "intractable economic problems" Similar Opposite
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INTRACTABLE definition: 1. very difficult or impossible to control, manage, or solve: 2. very difficult or impossible to…. Learn more.
The meaning of INTRACTABLE is not easily governed, managed, or directed. How to use intractable in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Intractable.
intractable problem. seemingly intractable. 3 meanings: 1. difficult to influence or direct 2. (of a problem, illness, etc) difficult to solve, alleviate, or cure 3..... Click for more definitions.
Intractable definition: not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate. See examples of INTRACTABLE used in a sentence.
(of a problem or a person) very difficult to deal with. Unemployment was proving to be an intractable problem. There was no pleasing this intractable man. opposite tractable. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
very difficult or impossible to control, manage, or solve: We are facing an intractable problem. Synonyms. knotty (COMPLICATED) informal. thorny (PROBLEM/SUBJECT) Opposites. amenable. tractable formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complicated and difficult to do. advanced. ambitiously. another. arduous. formidable. formidably.
adjective. not tractable; difficult to manage or mold. “an intractable disposition” “ intractable pain” “the most intractable issue of our era” “ intractable metal” synonyms: defiant, noncompliant. boldly resisting authority or an opposing force. difficult, unbiddable, unmanageable. hard to control. disobedient.
adj. 1. difficult to influence or direct: an intractable disposition. 2. (of a problem, illness, etc) difficult to solve, alleviate, or cure. 3. difficult to shape or mould, esp with the hands. inˌtractaˈbility, inˈtractableness n. inˈtractably adv.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word intractable mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word intractable. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
in•trac•ta•ble (in trak′ tə bəl), adj. 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. n. an intractable person.
