The Opposite(Antonym) of “negotiation”
The antonyms of negotiation are intransigence and refusal. The antonyms intransigence and refusal convey a lack of willingness to compromise or reach an agreement.
Explore all Antonyms of “negotiation”
Definitions and Examples of intransigence, refusal
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
Refusal to change one's views or to agree about something.
Example
The company's intransigence led to the breakdown of the negotiations.
An act of saying no to something or someone.
Example
The union's refusal to accept the proposed pay cut resulted in a strike.
Key Differences: intransigence vs refusal
- 1Intransigence refers to a stubborn refusal to change one's views or to agree about something.
- 2Refusal is a more general term that describes an act of saying no to something or someone.
Effective Usage of intransigence, refusal
- 1Business Negotiations: Use negotiation to describe the process of reaching an agreement, and intransigence to describe a lack of willingness to compromise.
- 2Everyday Conversations: Use refusal to describe an act of saying no to something or someone.
- 3Writing: Incorporate these antonyms in writing to create conflict and tension in stories.
Remember this!
The antonyms have distinct nuances: Intransigence conveys a stubborn refusal to change one's views or to agree about something, while refusal is a more general term that describes an act of saying no. Use these words in business negotiations to describe the process of reaching an agreement and a lack of willingness to compromise, in everyday conversations to describe an act of saying no, and in writing to create conflict and tension in stories.
