Antonyms for intractable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-trak-tuh-buhl

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtræk tə bəl

Definition of intractable

Origin : c.1500, "rough, stormy;" 1540s, "not manageable," from Latin intractabilis "not to be handled, unmanageable," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + tractabilis (see tractable). Related: Intractably.

adj difficult

Example sentences :

I attempted to laugh off his predictions, but he was intractable.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various

Intractable as he ever was; he won't die, and he won't resign.
Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever

"Well, it is humiliating enough," said the intractable Paganel.
Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne

The father of the child says that at home he is violent, overbearing, and intractable.
Extract from : « Spontaneous Activity in Education » by Maria Montessori

Boab was not intractable, but he was sagacious; he had been fed on that sort of chaff too long.
Extract from : « Acadia » by Frederic S. Cozzens

His temper is said to have been moody, impetuous, and intractable.
Extract from : « Paul and Virginia » by Bernardin de Saint Pierre

Mrs Saville was as intractable as her husband, and refused to listen to any warning.
Extract from : « More About Peggy » by Mrs G. de Horne Vaizey

He was intractable to others; but Ramona could guide him by a wisp of his silky mane.
Extract from : « Ramona » by Helen Hunt Jackson

They continued, however, to be intractable on the subject of supplies.
Extract from : « The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66 » by John Lothrop Motley

Susie may be both sophisticated and intractable, but I await her with joy.
Extract from : « The Prairie Child » by Arthur Stringer

Synonyms for intractable

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