Difference between Intractable and Recalcitrant

INTRACTABLE vs RECALCITRANT: NOUN

Difficult to manage, deal with, or change to an acceptable condition.
Difficult to alleviate, remedy, or cure.
Difficult to persuade or keep under control, as in behavior: : obstinate.
Difficult to mold or manipulate.
Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent; stubborn; obstinate; refractory.
Not tractable; difficult to manage or mold

Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance
Stubbornly resistant to or defiant of authority or guidance. : obstinate.
Difficult to manage or deal with.
Resistant to chemical decomposition; decomposing extremely slowly.
Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory.
Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
Unwilling to cooperate socially.
Difficult to deal with or to operate.
Stubbornly resistant to authority or control
Marked by stubborn resistance to authority

Not tractable or to be drawn or guided by persuasion; uncontrollable.
Not to be brought into the desired order or condition; unmanageable; resisting effort: as, an intractable disposition; an intractable subject for literary treatment.
Synonyms Stubborn, Refractory, etc. (see obstinate); unruly, unmanageable, ungovernable, wilful.
Not tractable
Difficult to manage or mold

Refusing to submit; exhibiting repugnance or opposition; not submissive or compliant; refractory.

Unresolved, Intransigent, Knotty, Thorny, Insoluble, Irresolvable, Unsolvable, Unmalleable, Balking, Balky, Refractory, Uncontrollable, Unmanageable, Stubborn, Recalcitrant

Insurgent, Rebel, Diehard, Entrenched, Loath, Grudging, Reluctant, Unwilling, Rebellious, Stubborn, Intransigent, Obstinate, Refractory, Defiant, Intractable

Unresolved, Intransigent, Knotty, Thorny, Insoluble, Irresolvable, Unsolvable, Unmalleable, Balking, Balky, Refractory, Uncontrollable, Unmanageable, Stubborn, Recalcitrant

Insurgent, Rebel, Diehard, Entrenched, Loath, Grudging, Reluctant, Unwilling, Rebellious, Stubborn, Intransigent, Obstinate, Refractory, Defiant, Intractable

Recalcitrant cities such as Ashkelon were taken by force.
Supreme Court constitutional construction against a recalcitrant state government.
State has been wholly recalcitrant on the subsistence impasse.
The Act also includes a check against recalcitrant agencies.
Surgery is the most effective treatment for recalcitrant hidradenitis.
Trump Administration calculated to attract some recalcitrant voters.
RNA and DNA isolation from recalcitrant plant tissues.
He voiced similar sentiments to recalcitrant state governors.
The individuals were recalcitrant and refused to collaborate.
For recalcitrant pain not improved with lifestyle modification, medications, and physical therapy, surgical management of recalcitrant pain can be considered.