inexorable
[in-ek-ser-uh-buh l]
- unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
- not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties: an inexorable creditor.
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Origin of inexorable
Synonyms
See more synonyms for inexorable on Thesaurus.com2. unbending; severe, relentless, unrelenting, implacable, merciless, cruel, pitiless. See inflexible.
Antonyms
2. flexible; merciful.
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Examples from the Web for inexorable
Contemporary Examples
Preening, arrogant, vindictive, and inexorable; awash with cash; corrupt; in bed with corporate America and big finance.
There is an inexorable blurring of the line that separates entertainers and athletes.
They are also correct that Tocqueville anticipated the inexorable spread of equality around the globe.
Meanwhile, sea level rise will emerge as a huge, inexorable and massively expensive problem.
But under the circumstances, they seem unable to stop its inexorable metastasis.
Historical Examples
The inexorable voice went on in its monotone, as if he had not spoken.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
She felt as if she had been caught in an inexorable hand that had closed about her.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
Nor was there any appeal from the inexorable logic of his remarks.
RidgewayScian Dubh
The ticking of the clock emphasized the inexorable silence of the house.
Tiverton TalesAlice Brown
None but she could open to him, and he knew that, like God himself, Kirsty was inexorable.
Heather and SnowGeorge MacDonald
inexorable
- not able to be moved by entreaty or persuasion
- relentless
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Word Origin
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 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.
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