intractable

Definitions

Hard to control or deal with; stubborn or unruly.

Difficult to solve, manage, or remedy.

Examples

The mediator struggled to find a solution to the intractable conflict between the two nations.

Despite numerous attempts to fix the software bug, it remained an intractable problem for the engineering team.

Chronic pain can often become an intractable condition that significantly impacts a patient's quality of life.

Synonyms

stubborn obstinate unruly recalcitrant headstrong inflexible unmanageable

Antonyms

amenable compliant tractable obedient flexible manageable docile