inexorable
/in'eksərəbl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Impossible to stop or prevent; relentless: Describes something that continues without any possibility of being stopped or changed.
- Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; unyielding: Describes a person, attitude, or decision that cannot be changed by pleading or argument.
Usage
The word "inexorable" is a formal adjective used to describe processes, forces, or attitudes that are relentless and cannot be altered by appeals, persuasion, or resistance. It often carries a neutral or negative connotation, implying a harsh, unavoidable certainty.
Examples
- Describing a process or force:
- The inexorable march of time affects everyone.
- The company faced the inexorable decline of its market share.
- Describing a person or decision:
- The judge was inexorable in his sentencing.
- Despite our pleas, her decision was inexorable.
Advanced Usage
- "inexorable logic": Refers to a line of reasoning or a conclusion that is unavoidable and impossible to argue against.
- The report presented the inexorable logic of investing in renewable energy.
- "inexorable advance": Often used to describe the unstoppable progress of something, like technology or an army.
- The inexorable advance of the desert is a major environmental concern.
Variants and Related Words
- Inexorably (adverb): In a way that is impossible to stop or prevent.
- Costs have been rising inexorably.
- Inexorability (noun): The quality of being inexorable.
- The inexorability of the legal process frustrated him.
Synonyms
- Relentless: Unceasingly intense.
- Unstoppable: Impossible to stop or prevent.
- Adamant: Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.
- Implacable: Unable to be placated or appeased.
- Unwavering: Steady or resolute; not wavering.
Antonyms
- Flexible: Willing to change or compromise.
- Yielding: Giving way under pressure; compliant.
- Relenting: Abandoning a harsh intention or punitive action.
- Pliable: Easily bent or influenced.
Idioms and Phrases
- Inexorable as fate: Used to emphasize that something is as certain and unavoidable as destiny.
- Their reunion seemed as inexorable as fate. (Note: "Inexorable" itself is not commonly part of phrasal verbs, as it is an adjective.)
Adjective
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impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill
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he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind
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Cynthia was inexorable
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an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency
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not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
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grim determination
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grim necessity
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Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
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relentless persecution
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the stern demands of parenthood
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