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inextricable
in·ex·tri·ca·ble I0124300 (ĭn-ĕk′strĭ-kə-bəl, ĭn′ĭk-strĭk′ə-bəl)adj.1. a. So intricate or entangled as to make escape impossible: an inextricable maze; an inextricable web of deceit.b. Difficult or impossible to disentangle or untie: an inextricable tangle of threads.c. Too involved or complicated to solve: an inextricable problem.2. Unavoidable; inescapable: bound together by an inextricable fate. in·ex′tri·ca·bil′i·ty, in·ex′tri·ca·ble·ness n.in·ex′tri·ca·bly adv.inextricable (ˌɪnɛksˈtrɪkəbəl) adj1. not able to be escaped from: an inextricable dilemma. 2. not able to be disentangled, etc: an inextricable knot. 3. extremely involved or intricate ˌinextricaˈbility, ˌinexˈtricableness n ˌinexˈtricably advin•ex•tri•ca•ble (ɪnˈɛk strɪ kə bəl, ˌɪn ɪkˈstrɪk ə-) adj. 1. from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze. 2. incapable of being disentangled, undone, or loosed: an inextricable knot. 3. hopelessly intricate, involved: an inextricable plot. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin] in•ex`tri•ca•bil′i•ty, n. in•ex′tri•ca•bly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | inextricable - not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied; "an inextricable knot"; "inextricable unity"extricable - capable of being extricated | Translationsinextricableinestricabileinestricabilmenteinextricable
Antonyms for inextricableadj not permitting extricationAntonyms |