inexorable
adjective/ɪnˈeksərəbl/
/ɪnˈeksərəbl/
(formal)- (of a process) that cannot be stopped or changed synonym relentless
- the inexorable rise of crime
- This is where the inexorable logic of the theory breaks down.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryInexorable is used with these nouns:- decline
- logic
- march
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin inexorabilis, from in- ‘not’ + exorabilis (from exorare ‘entreat’).Definitions on the go
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