unamenable
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈmiːnəbl/
:
intransigente
- The committee found her proposal unamenable to the suggestions made by the members, as she was firmly attached to her original plan.
Examples
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Despite multiple discussions, the manager remained unamenable to feedback from his team about improving workflow.
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Perhaps it may not perfectly capture the picture of what is going on, but it is surely better than simply declaring the study of the subject unamenable to the scientific method.
Blog text (21) -
We imagine Elohim creating the world through words, but God's other name is recognized by some bodily sense unamenable to words, like a scent.
Academic text (2001) -
Yet it is beyond doubt that no kind of communism could tolerate a form of solicitude that is unamenable to procedural political control.
Academic text (2016) -
He is unamenable to changes in his routine, refusing to adopt any new methods despite evidence of their benefits.
Synonyms
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3.4
Not wanting to do something and doing it only because you must
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7.0
Not willing to change your mind even under pressure
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6.3
Not convinced by someone's reasons or arguments
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5.8
Refusing to welcome people or ideas different from your own
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7.4
Not able or willing to change when conditions are different
A person who does not change their opinion when others try to persuade them
Not able or willing to change your mind when others try to convince you
Not willing to help or change plans for others
Not able to be defeated or controlled
Antonyms
How Amenable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unamenable is made from un- meaning 'not' and amenable, which suggests being 'open to being led or changed'. So unamenable describes someone or something that will not be persuaded, influenced, or helped by a person, method, or treatment.