inextricable

[in-ek-stri-kuh-buh l, in-ik-strik-uh-]

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adjective

from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze.
incapable of being disentangled, undone, loosed, or solved: an inextricable knot.
hopelessly intricate, involved, or perplexing: inextricable confusion.

Origin of inextricable

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word inextrīcābilis. See in-³, extricable

Related formsin·ex·tri·ca·bil·i·ty, in·ex·tri·ca·ble·ness, nounin·ex·tri·ca·bly, adverb

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Contemporary Examples

Do you really believe this is true or because of his body of work, which was inextricable from African American influence?
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David Yaffe
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But there is a larger point behind the move: Car brands are inextricable from national stereotypes.
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October 18, 2014
We see abortion as inextricable from the full spectrum of medical care a woman might need in her lifetime.
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Michael Tomasky
April 18, 2013
Place can often be inextricable with our conception of certain artists and movements.
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I'd also like to highlight Ezra Klein's lament that most "foreign policy" questions are inextricable from domestic issues.
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Historical Examples

Was ever a man placed, he thought, in a position so inextricable, so disastrous?
Malbone
Thomas Wentworth Higginson
The politics of the nation were now in an inextricable labyrinth of confusion.
Henry IV, Makers of History
John S. C. Abbott
Inwardly this is an inextricable ramification and communication.
Fantasia of the Unconscious
D. H. Lawrence
I was out of health, and felt as if I were in an inextricable coil of misery.
Curious, if True
Elizabeth Gaskell
What was for me an inextricable puzzle has become clear as day.
The Inside of the Cup, Complete
Winston Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for inextricable

inextricable

adjective

not able to be escaped froman inextricable dilemma
not able to be disentangled, etcan inextricable knot
extremely involved or intricate

Derived Formsinextricability or inextricableness, nouninextricably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for inextricable

adj.

early 15c., from Latin inextricabilis "that cannot be disentangled," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + extricare (see extricate). Related: Inextricably.

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Examples from the Web for inextricable

Contemporary Examples

Do you really believe this is true or because of his body of work, which was inextricable from African American influence?

But there is a larger point behind the move: Car brands are inextricable from national stereotypes.

We see abortion as inextricable from the full spectrum of medical care a woman might need in her lifetime.

Place can often be inextricable with our conception of certain artists and movements.

I'd also like to highlight Ezra Klein's lament that most "foreign policy" questions are inextricable from domestic issues.

Historical Examples

Was ever a man placed, he thought, in a position so inextricable, so disastrous?

The politics of the nation were now in an inextricable labyrinth of confusion.

Inwardly this is an inextricable ramification and communication.

I was out of health, and felt as if I were in an inextricable coil of misery.

What was for me an inextricable puzzle has become clear as day.

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Word Origin and History for inextricable

adj.

Origin of inextricable