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in·ex·o·ra·ble I0122600 (ĭn-ĕk′sər-ə-bəl)adj.1. Impossible to stop, alter, or resist; inevitable: an inexorable fate; an inexorable law of nature.2. Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless: an inexorable opponent. [Latin inexōrābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + exōrābilis, pliant (from exōrāre, to prevail upon : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + ōrāre, to argue).] in·ex′o·ra·bil′i·ty, in·ex′o·ra·ble·ness n.in·ex′o·ra·bly adv.inexorable (ɪnˈɛksərəbəl) adj1. not able to be moved by entreaty or persuasion2. relentless[C16: from Latin inexōrābilis, from in-1 + exōrābilis, from exōrāre to prevail upon, from ōrāre to pray] inˌexoraˈbility, inˈexorableness n inˈexorably advin•ex•o•ra•ble (ɪnˈɛk sər ə bəl) adj. 1. unyielding; unalterable. 2. not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties; merciless. [1545–55; < Latin inēxōrābilis=in- in-3 + ēxōrābilis persuadable] in•ex`o•ra•bil′i•ty, in•ex′o•ra•ble•ness, n. in•ex′o•ra•bly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | inexorable - not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"grim, relentless, unappeasable, unrelenting, unforgiving, sternimplacable - incapable of being placated; "an implacable enemy" | | 2. | inexorable - impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency"adamant, intransigent, adamantineinflexible - incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose" |
inexorableadjective unrelenting, relentless, implacable, hard, severe, harsh, cruel, adamant, inescapable, inflexible, merciless, unyielding, immovable, remorseless, pitiless, unbending, obdurate, ineluctable, unappeasable the seemingly inexorable rise in unemployment flexible, lenient, relenting, yielding, bending, movableinexorableadjectiveFirmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will:adamant, adamantine, brassbound, die-hard, grim, implacable, incompliant, inflexible, intransigent, iron, obdurate, relentless, remorseless, rigid, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding.Idiom: stubborn as a mule.TranslationsαδυσώπητοςinexorableinexorableinesorabileinexorableenUK
Synonyms for inexorableadj unrelentingSynonyms- unrelenting
- relentless
- implacable
- hard
- severe
- harsh
- cruel
- adamant
- inescapable
- inflexible
- merciless
- unyielding
- immovable
- remorseless
- pitiless
- unbending
- obdurate
- ineluctable
- unappeasable
Antonyms- flexible
- lenient
- relenting
- yielding
- bending
- movable
Synonyms for inexorableadj firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or willSynonyms- adamant
- adamantine
- brassbound
- die-hard
- grim
- implacable
- incompliant
- inflexible
- intransigent
- iron
- obdurate
- relentless
- remorseless
- rigid
- stubborn
- unbendable
- unbending
- uncompliant
- uncompromising
- unrelenting
- unyielding
Synonyms for inexorableadj not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreatySynonyms- grim
- relentless
- unappeasable
- unrelenting
- unforgiving
- stern
Related Wordsadj impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reasonSynonyms- adamant
- intransigent
- adamantine
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