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   inexorable

   /ɪnˈɛks(ə)rəb(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. impossible to stop or prevent: "the seemingly inexorable march of new technology" Similar relentlessunstoppableunavoidableinescapableinevitableirrevocablepersistentcontinuousnon-stopsteadyunabatinginterminableincessantunceasingunendingunremittingunrelenting
   • ▪ (of a person) impossible to persuade; unrelenting: "the doctors were inexorable, and there was nothing to be done" Similar intransigentunbendingunyieldinginflexibleunswervingunwaveringadamantobduratedeterminedimmovableunshakeableimplacableunappeasableunpacifiableunplacatableunmollifiableunforgivingunsparinguncompromisingstrictsevereiron-handedstringentharshhardtoughexactingrigorousdraconiancruelruthlessrelentlessunrelentingpitilessmercilessremorselessrare:indurate

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French, or from Latin inexorabilis, from in- ‘not’ + exorabilis (from exorare ‘entreat’).

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   • 1. inexorability noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINEXORABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   INEXORABLE definition: 1. continuing without any possibility of being stopped: 2. continuing without any possibility of…. Learn more.

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   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."

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   INEXORABLE meaning: 1. continuing without any possibility of being stopped: 2. continuing without any possibility of…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINEXORABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   You use inexorable to describe a process which cannot be prevented from continuing or progressing.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › inexorableINEXORABLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Inexorable definition: unyielding; unalterable. See examples of INEXORABLE used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › inexorableinexorable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of inexorable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › inexorableinexorable - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   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.