ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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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