ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Inexorable

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɪnˈɛksɔɹəbəl/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Inexorable is an adjective meaning Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable.

Meaning

Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable.

More Meanings

  1. Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting.
  2. Adamant; severe.

Example Sentences

No one, today, can miss the inexorable unfolding across the headlines and social media timelines of a transformed relationship between Britain and Europe.
[…] but inexorable yron detaines him in the dungeon of the night, fo that (pure creature) hee can neither traffique with the mercers and tailers as he was wont, nor dominere in tavernes as hee ought.
How quaint … an MP3 player that will store your entire record collection. The inexorable demand for more memory means we will soon be storing thousands of feature films in our pockets, and that's just for starters.
What greater follie can there be, than for a man to torment himselfe for nothing, and that willingly and of purpose, to pray and importune him, whom he knowes to be inexorable; to knocke at that dore that cannot be opened?

Synonyms for inexorable

Depending on context, synonyms include implacable, ineluctable, inescapable, unpreventable, unrelenting, unstoppable.

Antonyms for inexorable

Common opposites include exorable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unrelenting, relentless, implacable, unappeasable, inflexible, intransigent.

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