inexorable

[in-ek-ser-uh-buhl]

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adjective

unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.

not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties: an inexorable creditor.

Origin of inexorable

From the Latin word inexōrābilis, dating back to 1545–55. See in-³, exorable

SYNONYMS FOR inexorable

2. unbending; severe, relentless, unrelenting, implacable, merciless, cruel, pitiless. See inflexible.

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ANTONYMS FOR inexorable

2. flexible; merciful.

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Related formsin·ex·o·ra·bil·i·ty, in·ex·o·ra·ble·ness, nounin·ex·o·ra·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for inexorability

She would not bear thinking of, this thing of beauty and need and, at the same time, inexorability of endurance.
Old Crow|Alice Brown
There is the fatality of dogmas, the oppression of human laws, the inexorability of nature.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
An order from the Vatican was law; and the Bishop obeyed it with no other thought than its inerrancy and inexorability.
Carmen Ariza|Charles Francis Stocking
First, there is the fatality of dogmas, then the oppression of human laws, and finally the inexorability of nature.
Victor Hugo: His Life and Works|G. Barnett Smith

Completely overcome by the inexorability of his fate, Falder throws himself down the stairs, breaking his neck.
The Social Significance of the Modern Drama|Emma Goldman

British Dictionary definitions for inexorability

inexorable

adjective

not able to be moved by entreaty or persuasion

relentless

Derived Formsinexorability or inexorableness, nouninexorably, adverb

Word Origin for inexorable

C16: from Latin inexōrābilis, from in- 1 + exōrābilis, from exōrāre to prevail upon, from ōrāre to pray

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Word Origin and History for inexorability

inexorable

adj.

1550s, from Middle French inexorable and directly from Latin inexorabilis "that cannot be moved by entreaty," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + exorabilis "able to be entreated," from exorare "to prevail upon," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + orare "pray" (see orator). Related: Inexorably; inexorability.