ineluctable
/,ini'lʌktəbl/
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Definition
- 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
- impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
- an ineluctable destiny
- an unavoidable accident