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   in·ex·o·ra·ble

   /ˌinˈeksərəb(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. impossible to stop or prevent: "the seemingly inexorable march of new technology" Similar relentlessunstoppableunavoidableinescapableinevitableirrevocablepersistentcontinuousnonstopsteadyunabatinginterminableincessantunceasingunendingunremittingunrelenting
   • ▪ (of a person) impossible to persuade by request or entreaty: "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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   It's a fitting etymology for inexorable. You can beseech and implore until you're blue in the face, but that won't have any effect on something that's inexorable. 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."

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

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

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   inexorable. (ɪneksərəbəl ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You use inexorable to describe a process which cannot be prevented from continuing or progressing. [formal] ...the seemingly inexorable rise in unemployment. ...his steady, inexorable decline. Synonyms: unrelenting, relentless, implacable, hard More Synonyms of inexorable.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINEXORABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   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.

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.