inexorable
[ in-ek-ser-uh-buhl ]
/ ɪnˈɛk sər ə bəl /
adjective
unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth;inexorable justice.
not to be persuaded, moved, or affected by prayers or entreaties: an inexorable creditor.
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SYNONYMS FOR inexorable
synonym study for inexorable
2. See inflexible.
OTHER WORDS FROM inexorable
in·ex·o·ra·bil·i·ty [in-ek-ser-uh-bil-i-tee], /ɪnˌɛk sər əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, in·ex·o·ra·ble·ness, nounin·ex·o·ra·bly, adverbWords nearby inexorable
in exchange, inexcusable, inexertion, inexhaustible, inexistent, inexorable, inexorably, inexpedient, inexpensive, inexperience, inexperienced
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British Dictionary definitions for inexorable
inexorable
/ (ɪnˈɛksərəbəl) /
adjective
not able to be moved by entreaty or persuasion
relentless
Derived forms of inexorable
inexorability or inexorableness, nouninexorably, adverbWord Origin for inexorable
C16: from Latin inexōrābilis, from in- 1 + exōrābilis, from exōrāre to prevail upon, from ōrāre to pray
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