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adjective
- 1. impossible to stop or prevent: "the seemingly inexorable march of new technology" Similar
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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 meaning: 1. continuing without any possibility of being stopped: 2. continuing without any possibility of…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of inexorable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 ).]
An inexorable person is hard-headed and cannot be convinced to change their mind, no matter what. You can also say that a process, like the progress of a deadly illness, is inexorable because it can't be stopped.
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.
INEXORABLE definition: continuing without any possibility of being stopped: . Learn more.
