in·ex·o·ra·ble ( n- k s r--bl)adj. Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless: an inexorable opponent; a feeling of inexorable doom. See Synonyms at inflexible. [Latin inex  r bilis : in-, not; see in-1 + exrbilis, pliant (from exrre, to prevail upon : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + rre, to argue).]in·ex  o·ra·bili·ty, in·exo·ra·ble·ness n.in·ex o·ra·bly adv. |
inexorable [ɪnˈɛksərəbəl]
adj
1. not able to be moved by entreaty or persuasion
2. relentless
[from Latin inexōrābilis, from in-1 + exōrābilis, from exōrāre to prevail upon, from ōrāre to pray]
inexorability , inexorableness n
inexorably adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. |  inexorable - not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"implacable - incapable of being placated; "an implacable enemy" |
| 2. |  inexorable - impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency"inflexible - incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose" |
inexorable
adjective unrelenting, relentless, implacable, hard, severe, harsh, cruel, adamant, inescapable, inflexible, merciless, unyielding, immovable, remorseless, pitiless, unbending, obdurate, ineluctable, unappeasable the seemingly inexorable rise in unemployment
flexible, lenient, relenting, yielding, bending, movable
flexible, lenient, relenting, yielding, bending, movable
Translations
inexorable
adj (= relentless) → erbarmungslos, unerbittlich; (= not to be stopped) → unaufhaltsam; truth, facts → unumstößlich
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