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- Dictionaryinexorable/ɪnˈɛks(ə)rəb(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. impossible to stop or prevent: "the seemingly inexorable march of new technology" Similar
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continuing without any possibility of being stopped: the inexorable progress of science. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Inevitable.
INEXORABLE meaning: 1. continuing without any possibility of being stopped: 2. continuing without any possibility of…. Learn more.
The meaning of INEXORABLE is not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless. How to use inexorable in a sentence. Did you know?
You use inexorable to describe a process which cannot be prevented from continuing or progressing.
INEXORABLE definition: continuing without any possibility of being stopped: . Learn more.
Definition of inexorable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
An inexorable person is hard-headed and cannot be convinced to change their mind, no matter what. You can also say that a process, like the progress of a deadly illness, is inexorable because it can't be stopped.
When a process, force, or circumstance is described as inexorable, it implies an unwavering and determined progression that follows its course relentlessly, regardless of efforts to alter or divert it.
1. Impossible to stop, alter, or resist; inevitable: an inexorable fate; an inexorable law of nature. 2. Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless: an inexorable opponent. [Latin inexōrābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + exōrābilis, pliant (from exōrāre, to prevail upon : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + ōrāre, to argue).]
Inexorable definition: unyielding; unalterable. See examples of INEXORABLE used in a sentence.
