What does intractable mean?
Intractable means Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed..
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/ɪnˈtɹæk.tə.bəl/ · adjective
Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed..
And I cannot but expect that this will repeatedly lead to the discovery that an initially intractable problem can be factored after all.
Work—bureaucratic work in particular—poses a series of intractable dilemmas that often demand compromises with traditional moral beliefs.
Use intractable when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Intractable means Not tractable; not able to be managed, controlled, governed or directed..
Common synonyms include stubborn, recalcitrant, refractory, uncontrollable.
Possible antonyms include tractable.
And I cannot but expect that this will repeatedly lead to the discovery that an initially intractable problem can be factored after all.
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