Ineluctable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪn.ɪˈlʌk.tə.bəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ineluctable is an adjective meaning Impossible to avoid or escape; inescapable, irresistible.
Meaning
Impossible to avoid or escape; inescapable, irresistible.
Example Sentences
They have come under the yoke of ineluctable slavery.
[…] The first will be the ineluctable fact of climate change.
I throw this ended shadow from me, manshape ineluctable, call it back.
Out in the street, under the reddening afternoon sun, a spectacle of ineluctable commerce greeted her.
Synonyms for ineluctable
Depending on context, synonyms include avoidless, certain, fatal, foregone, impreventable, inescapable.
Antonyms for ineluctable
Common opposites include eluctable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unavoidable, inescapable, inevitable, unstoppable, undeniable, indisputable.
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