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INEXORABLE definition: 1. continuing without any possibility of being stopped: 2. continuing without any possibility of…. Learn more.
Inexorable has been a part of the English language since the 1500s. Originally, it was often applied to people or sometimes to personified things, as in "deaf and inexorable laws." These days, it is usually applied to things, as in "inexorable monotony" or "an inexorable trend."
Inexorable definition: unyielding; unalterable. See examples of INEXORABLE used in a sentence.
You use inexorable to describe a process which cannot be prevented from continuing or progressing.
INEXORABLE meaning: 1. continuing without any possibility of being stopped: 2. continuing without any possibility of…. Learn more.
Definition of inexorable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 2, 2024 · inexorable ( comparative more inexorable, superlative most inexorable) Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable. [from mid 16th c.] Synonyms: implacable, ineluctable, inescapable, unpreventable, unrelenting, unstoppable; see also Thesaurus: inevitable. Antonym: exorable.
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 ).]
Impossible to stop, alter, or resist; inevitable. An inexorable fate; an inexorable law of nature. American Heritage. Similar definitions. That cannot be moved or influenced by persuasion or entreaty; unrelenting. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. That cannot be altered, checked, etc. Their inexorable fate. Webster's New World.
unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice. not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties: an inexorable creditor. Latin inexōrābilis.
