ineluctable

/,ini'lʌktəbl/
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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Impossible to avoid, escape, or evade; inevitable: Describes something that is certain to happen and cannot be prevented or changed by any effort.
Usage

The word "ineluctable" is a formal adjective used to describe events, conclusions, or forces that are absolutely certain and unavoidable. It often carries a sense of fate or necessity. It is typically used before a noun or after a linking verb like "is" or "seems."

Examples
  • Before a noun:
    • She felt caught in the ineluctable tide of history.
    • The investigation led to the ineluctable conclusion that the system had failed.
  • After a linking verb:
    • The outcome of the conflict now seems ineluctable.
    • Change is the ineluctable law of nature.
Advanced Usage
  • "ineluctable logic": Refers to a chain of reasoning or an argument whose conclusion is unavoidable and undeniable.
    • The philosopher presented his case with ineluctable logic.
  • "ineluctable force": Describes a power or influence that cannot be resisted.
    • They were swept away by the ineluctable force of the revolution.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ineluctability (noun): The quality of being ineluctable.
    • The ineluctability of death is a common theme in literature.
  • Ineluctably (adverb): In a way that cannot be avoided.
    • The project was ineluctably drawn towards failure.
Synonyms
  • Inevitable: Certain to happen; unavoidable.
  • Unavoidable: Not able to be avoided or prevented.
  • Inexorable: Impossible to stop or prevent; relentless.
  • Fated: Decreed by fate; destined.
Antonyms
  • Avoidable: Able to be avoided or prevented.
  • Evitable (rare): Capable of being avoided.
  • Optional: Available to be chosen but not obligatory.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • The ineluctable modality of the visible (literary): A famous phrase from James Joyce's , referring to the unavoidable way in which we perceive the world through sight. It demonstrates the word's use in high literary contexts to discuss philosophical inevitability.
Adjective
  1. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
    • an ineluctable destiny
    • an unavoidable accident

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