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[ in-ek-ser-uh-buhl ] / ɪnˈɛk sər ə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inexorable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveunyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice. not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties: an inexorable creditor. Origin of inexorableFrom the Latin word inexōrābilis, dating back to 1545–55. See in-3, exorable SYNONYMS FOR inexorable2 unbending; severe, relentless, unrelenting, implacable, merciless, cruel, pitiless. SEE SYNONYMS FOR inexorable ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR inexorableSEE ANTONYMS FOR inexorable ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for inexorable2. See inflexible. OTHER WORDS FROM inexorablein·ex·o·ra·bil·i·ty, in·ex·o·ra·ble·ness, nounin·ex·o·ra·bly, adverbWords nearby inexorablein exchange, inexcusable, inexertion, inexhaustible, inexistent, inexorable, inexpedient, inexpensive, inexperience, inexperienced, inexpert Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inexorableNobody wants to migrate away from home, even when an inexorable danger is inching ever closer. Climate Change Will Force a New American Migration|by Abrahm Lustgarten, photography by Meridith Kohut|September 15, 2020|ProPublica It’s an inexorable erosion of our skies that mirrors our impact on the Earth. An Ancient Site with Human Skulls on Display - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Jo Marchant|September 2, 2020|Nautilus It’s a sense of wonder at the inexorable order in which the mathematical world arranges itself. The Two Forms of Mathematical Beauty|Robbert Dijkgraaf|June 16, 2020|Quanta Magazine Preening, arrogant, vindictive, and inexorable; awash with cash; corrupt; in bed with corporate America and big finance. Meet The Democrats’ Secret Savior Against Cuomo Corporatism|James Poulos|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is an inexorable blurring of the line that separates entertainers and athletes. Shaq, Year One|Charles P. Pierce|May 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST They are also correct that Tocqueville anticipated the inexorable spread of equality around the globe. Today’s Wonky Elite Is in Love With the Wrong French Intellectual|James Poulos|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Meanwhile, sea level rise will emerge as a huge, inexorable and massively expensive problem. Can Generation Hot Avoid Its Fate?|Mark Hertsgaard|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST But under the circumstances, they seem unable to stop its inexorable metastasis. Is Syria Being 'Lebanized' or is Lebanon Being 'Syrianized'?|Hussein Ibish|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST This is the moment, therefore, for us to frame our inexorable resolution. The Wrack of the Storm|Maurice Maeterlinck He could not escape nature's inexorable law regarding the preservation of the species. The German Lieutenant and Other Stories|August Strindberg But as far as I recollect, that warning, inexorable as it was, only touched the question of ammunition. Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918|Sir Stanley Maude Alas, how cruelly barbed and how skilfully directed—how fatally sent, was the shaft of inexorable fate! Captain Kyd (Vol 1 of 2)|Jonathon Holt Ingraham This knowledge was joy; but it made her inexorable and inflexible towards herself. Elizabeth Gilbert and Her Work for the Blind|Frances Martin
British Dictionary definitions for inexorable
adjectivenot able to be moved by entreaty or persuasion relentless Derived forms of inexorableinexorability or inexorableness, nouninexorably, adverbWord Origin for inexorableC16: from Latin inexōrābilis, from in- 1 + exōrābilis, from exōrāre to prevail upon, from ōrāre to pray Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to inexorableimplacable, unrelenting, inescapable, relentless, merciless, adamant, bound, compulsory, dogged, hard, harsh, immobile, immovable, ineluctable, inflexible, ironclad, necessary, obdurate, obstinate, remorseless |