inexorable
Syllables: in·ex·or·a·bleUK/ɪnˈɛksɔɹəbəl/US/ɪnˈɛksɚəb(ə)l/
inexorable adjective: impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable.
Adjective
inexorable (comparative more inexorable, superlative most inexorable)
- Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable.
- […] but inexorable yron detaines him in the dungeon of the night, fo that (pure creature) hee can neither traffique with the mercers and tailers as he was wont, nor dominere in tavernes as hee ought.1592, Thomas Nashe, Pierce Penniless
- What greater follie can there be, than for a man to torment himselfe for nothing, and that willingly and of purpose, to pray and importune him, whom he knowes to be inexorable; to knocke at that dore that cannot be opened?1615, Pierre Charron, Of Wisdome: Three Bookes, page 356
- Synonyms:
- implacable, ineluctable, inescapable, unpreventable, unrelenting, unstoppable, avoidless, certain, fatal, foregone
- Antonyms:
- exorable
- Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting.
- Armed with the authority of theſe decrees, James [VI and I] reſolved to cruſh entirely the mutinous ſpirit of his ſubjects. […] The King continued inexorable, the city was declared to have forfeited its privileges as a Corporation, and to be liable to all the penalties of treaſon.1759, William Robertson, “Book VIII”, in The History of Scotland, during the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI, till His Accession to the Crown of England. […], volume II, London: […]...
- Antonyms:
- exorable
- Adamant; severe.
- But to ſhew how God of a moſt loving Father becomes a ſevere and inexorable judge, without any change, this alone is to the purpoſe. For the very māner of propoſing it doth imply the ceaſing to be a loving Father which he was, but becomes a ſevere & inexorable judge, which he was not.1631, William Twisse, “How God of a Most Lovinge Father Becomes a Severe and Inexorable Judge”, in A Discovery of D. Iacksons Vanitie. […], [Amsterdam]: [Printed by the successors of Giles Thorp, and...
- You ſay, there is no Nation, except our own, where there is any Distinction made, betwixt Manſlaughter and Murder; and that the Edict against Duelling in France, is of all others the moſt inexorable. I muſt beg Leave to differ with you in both theſe Points; the Edict againſt Duelling is no more...1735 December, “Fog’s Journal, Dec. 13. Nº 371. To the Renown’d Squire Walsingham.”, in The London Magazine: Or, Gentleman’s Monthly Intelligencer, volume VIII (New Series), London: Printed by...
- Antonyms:
- exorable
inexorable meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
inexorable in Tamil
- இரங்காத, மனம் இளகாத, கடுமையான, விட்டுவிடாத, தவிர்க்க இயலாத
inexorable in Urdu
- بےرحم, کڑا, کٹھور, مصر, سخت, سنگ دل
inexorable in Bengali
- impossible to prevent or stop — see also inevitable
- অনিবার্য onibarjo
inexorable in Malayalam
- വശപ്പെടാത്ത, കർക്കശമായ
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- inexorable in Kannada
- ನಿಷ್ಠುರವಾದ, ಕಠೋರ, ಕನಿಕರವಿಲ್ಲದ, ನಿರ್ದಯ
Examples of inexorable in a sentence
- What was my knowledge? it only served to show its own vanity; what was my power, when its exercise only served to work out the decrees of an inexorable necessity?1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Enchantress, pages 22–23:
- The inexorable demand for more memory means we will soon be storing thousands of feature films in our pockets, and that's just for starters.2004 September 20, Paul Rubens, “Thanks for Memory (but I Need More)”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 20 Jul 2018:
- No one, today, can miss the inexorable unfolding across the headlines and social media timelines of a transformed relationship between Britain and Europe.2018 October 8, Anne Perkins, “A Dad’s Army-style Brexit looms. ‘Don’t panic!’: Sentimental versions of our island story are a handicap...
- You ſay, there is no Nation, except our own, where there is any Distinction made, betwixt Manſlaughter and Murder; and that the Edict against Duelling in France, is of all others the moſt inexorable.1735 December, “Fog’s Journal, Dec. 13. Nº 371. To the Renown’d Squire Walsingham.”, in The London Magazine: Or, Gentleman’s Monthly...
Synonyms of inexorable
- implacable
- ineluctable
- inescapable
- unpreventable
- unrelenting
- unstoppable
- certain
- foregone
- impreventable
- inevitable
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Antonyms
Forms of inexorable
| comparative | more inexorable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most inexorable |
Origin of inexorable
From Middle French inexorable, from Latin inexōrābilis (“relentless, inexorable”) (or directly from the Latin word), from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + exōrābilis (“that may be moved or persuaded by entreaty; exorable”). Exōrābilis is derived from exōrāre (from exōrō (“to persuade, win over; to beg, entreat, plead”), from ex- (prefix meaning ‘out of’) + ōrō (“to beg, entreat, plead, pray; to deliver a speech, orate”), from ōs (“mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (“mouth”)) + -bilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon). By surface analysis, in- + exorable.
Words formed from inexorable
Questions about inexorable
- What does inexorable mean?
- Inexorable means impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable.
- What is inexorable in Tamil?
- Inexorable in Tamil is இரங்காத, மனம் இளகாத, கடுமையான. See Inexorable meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use inexorable in a sentence?
- What was my knowledge? it only served to show its own vanity; what was my power, when its exercise only served to work out the decrees of an inexorable necessity?
- What part of speech is inexorable?
- Inexorable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce inexorable?
- Inexorable is pronounced /ɪnˈɛksɔɹəbəl/ (UK).
Words near inexorable in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: inexorable (page history and authors); inexorable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inexorable (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inexorable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inexorable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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