Implacable

Definition: Implacable

Implacable

Adjective

1. Impossible to placate; "an implacable enemy".

Date "implacable" was first used: some time in the early 14th century. (references)

Etymology: Implacable \Im*pla"ca*ble\, adjective. [Latin expression implacabilis; prefix im- not placabilis: compare to the French expression implacable. See Placable.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Implacable

Synonyms: inexorable, irreconcilable, relentless, remorseless, unrelenting, unyielding. (additional references)

Antonym: placable (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Hate	Bitter; (acrimonious) implacable; (revengeful). unloved, unbeloved, unlamented, undeplored, unmourned, uncared for, unendeared, un-valued; disliked.
Revenge	Unforgiving, unrelenting; inexorable, stony-hearted, implacable; relentless, remorseless.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Implacable

English words defined with "implacable": grimly ♦ Implacability, Implacableness, Implacably, Incensement ♦ Unplacable. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Implacable" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

French (deadly, implacable, irreconcilable, merciless, relentless, remorseless, unrelenting), Spanish (implacable, merciless, relentless, remorseless, ruthless, unmerciful, unrelenting).

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

El Rifle implacable (1964)

La Vengadora implacable (1990)

Cacería implacable (1988)

Veredicto implacable (1987)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	El implacable (Tu Eres el Protagonista) (reference) Implacable Art (reference) Implacable destin (reference) Implacable, El (reference) Los enigmas del Caudillo : perfiles desconocidos de un dictador temeroso e implacable (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Ar15 Comando Implacable (reference) Exterminador Implacable (reference) Revancha Implacable (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
George F. Baer	Persecution in intellectual countries produces a superficial conformity, but also underneath an intense, incessant, implacable doubt.
Thomas Fuller	The weakest and most timorous are the most revengeful and implacable.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	The implacable iron hand of labour has seized you.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Implacable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 94.74% of the time. "Implacable" is used about 152 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	94.74%	144	26,339
Noun (proper)	5.26%	8	124,375
Total	100.00%	152	N/A

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "implacable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i pashtruar (insubordinate, perverse, rebellious, restive, unlaid, unruly, unsubmissive, wild), i paqetësueshëm, i papajtueshëm (discordant, dissonant, divergent, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, intransigent, irreconcilable, relentless, unappeasable), i paepur (adamant, cast iron, dogged, firm, hard bitten, hard boiled, indefatigable, indomitable, inexorable, inflexible, pertinacious, rigid, stiff, tough, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding). (various references)

Arabic		‏لا يعرف الصفح, ‏عنيد (adamant, asinine, contrary, coriaceous, die hard, dogged, dour, fractious, hardheaded, headstrong, heady, incorrigible, inelastic, inexorable, inflexible, intractable, intransigent, inveterate, irreconcilable, mulish, nagging, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, ornery, peevish, persevering, pertinacious, perverse, piggish, pigheaded, refractory, rigid, scabrous, scratchy, self willed, stiff, stiff necked, stout, stubborn, sullen, tenacious, thwart, uncompromising, unruly, unwilling, unyielding, wilful, willful, wrongheaded). (various references)

Bulgarian		неумолим (grim, immitigable, inexorable, inexpiable, relentless, stern, uncharitable, unrelenting, unremitting), непреклонен (adamant, adamantine, austere, cast iron, inexorable, inexpiable, inflexible, iron-bound, ironclad, relentless, rigid, rigorous, rugged, stern, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding). (various references)

Chinese		难宽恕. (various references)

Czech		nesmiřitelný (irreconsilable, unrelenting, unremitting). (various references)

Dutch		onverzoenlýk, onbarmhartig (relentless), meedogenloos (relentless), hardvochtig (relentless), hard (bleak, fast, final(finality), hard, loud, quickly, relentless, severe, strict, swiftly). (various references)

Farsi		کینه توز (Dispiteous, Spiteful, Vengeful, Venomous), سنگدل (Implacability, Inexorable, Obdurate, Unfeeling, Ungodly, Unholy). (various references)

Finnish		leppymätön (irreconcilable, relentless, unappeasable). (various references)

French		implacable, impitoyable. (various references)

German		unerbittlich (adamant, adamantly, implacably, inclement, inexorable, inexorably, inflexibly, obdurate, pitiless, relentless, uncompromisingly, unrelenting, unrelentingly). (various references)

Greek		αδυσώπητοσ (deadly, inexorable, unrelenting). (various references)

Hungarian		engesztelhetetlen (inexorable, irreconcilable, relentless, unforgiving). (various references)

Indonesian		bersikap kepala batu. (various references)

Italian		implacabile (relentless, remorseless). (various references)

Korean		달래기 어� �은. (various references)

Manx		neuveeinagh (inexorable, unappeasable, unappeasable hatred), myskidagh (malevolent, malicious, rancorous, resentful, spiteful, vindictive). (various references)

Pig Latin		implacableay.(various references)

Portuguese		implacabilidade, implacável (bitter, conflicting, inexplicable, irrecoverable, mercurial, pitman, relentless, ruthless, unmerciful, unrelenting, unsparing). (various references)

Romanian		inevitabil (fatal, ineluctable, inevitable, inevitably, necessarily, of necessity, unavoidable, unavoidably), ineluctabil (ineluctable, irreversible, unavoidable), implacabil (immitigable, inexorable, inexorably, irremovable, relentless, relentlessly), neîmpãcat (discontented, inappeasable, unopposable, unrelenting, warring). (various references)

Russian		неумолимый (deadly, immitigable, relentless, unforgiving). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		neutoljiv (immitigable, inextinguishable, quenchless, unappeasable, unquenchable), neumoljiv (hard-shell, inexorable, unappealing), neumitan (inexorable, unrelenting). (various references)

Spanish		implacable (merciless, relentless, remorseless, ruthless, unmerciful, unrelenting), cosa implacable. (various references)

Swedish		oförsonlig (inclement, irreconcilable, unforgiving). (various references)

Turkish		yatıştırılamaz (inextinguishable, unappeasable), bitmeyen (unending), bastırılamaz (inexpiable, inextinguishable, irrepressible, unquenchable), amansiz (relentless), amansız (close, deadly, inexorable, merciless, ruthless, stern, unappeasable, unpitying, without remorse), affedilmez (indefensible, inexcusable, inexpiable, irremissible, unforgivable, unpardonable), acımasız (atrocious, brutal, coldhearted, cruel, cutthroat, dead, despot, ferocious, fiendish, flinty, grim, hard-hearted, harsh, inclement, inexorable, inhumane, merciless, outrageous, pitiless, relentless, ruthless, slashing, stern, truculent, tyrannic, tyrannical, tyrannous, unmerciful, unpitied, unrelenting, without remorse). (various references)

Ukranian		невблаганний (adamant, deadly, grim, immitigable, uncompromising), непримиренний (intransigent, irreconcilable). (various references)

Vietnamese		không thể l� m xiêu lòng, không thể l� m mủi lòng không thể l� m nguôi được, không thể l� m dịu được. (various references)

Welsh		anghymodlawn. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	implacabilis. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Romans Chapter 1, Verse 31
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	AsunetouV asunqetouV astorgouV aspondouV anelehmonaV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Insipientes inconpositos sine affectione absque foedere sine misericordia
Old English	990	West Saxon	Hi sind wittleas, æwleas, heorteleas and miltsleas.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Vnwise, vnmanerli, withouten loue, withouten boond of pees, with outen merci.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Which me though they knew the rightewesnes of God how that they which soche thinges commyt are worthy of deeth yet not only do the same but also have pleasure in them that do them.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Without knowledge, not true to their undertakings, unkind, having no mercy:
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Romans Chapter 1, Verse 31
Bulgarian	А знам, че Божията съдба против тия, които вършат такива работи, е според истината.
Cebuano	hungog, walay paglaban sa pulong, walay kasingkasing, mabangis.
Chinese	無知的、背約的、無親情的、不憐憫人的．
Croatian	nerazumni, nevjerni, bešæutni, nemilosrdni.
Danish	uforstandige, troløse, ukærlige, ubarmhjertige;
Dutch	Onverstandigen, verbondbrekers, zonder natuurlijke liefde, onverzoenlijken, onbarmhartigen;
Finnish	vailla ymmärrystä, luotettavuutta, rakkautta ja laupeutta;
French	de loyauté, d`affection naturelle, de miséricorde.
German	Unvernünftige, Treulose, Lieblose, unversöhnlich, unbarmherzig.
Haitian Creole	Yo san konsyans, yo pa kenbe pawòl yo. Kè yo di konsa, yo san pitye pou lòt moun.
Hungarian	Balgatagok, összeférhetetlenek, szeretet nélkül valók, engesztelhetetlenek, irgalmatlanok.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	mereka tidak mau mengerti orang lain; mereka tidak setia dan tidak berperikemanusiaan.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	tiada berakal, orang yang mungkirkan janji, tiada penyayang, tiada berbelaskasihan;
Italian	insensati, sleali, senza cuore, senza misericordia.
Korean	우 매 한 자 �", 배 약 하 �" 자 �", 무 � � 한 자 �", 무 자 비 한 자 라
Latvian	Neprâtîgi, nesaticîgi, cietsirdîgi, neuzticîgi, neþçlîgi.
Maori	Kahore o ratou matauranga, he hunga kupu taka, kahore nei he aroha, kahore e tohu tangata:
Modern Greek	ασυνετοι, παραβαται συνθηκων, ασπλαγχνοι, αδιαλλακτοι, ανελεημονες·
Norwegian	uforstandige, upålitelige, ukjærlige, ubarmhjertige;
Portuguese	néscios, infiéis nos contratos, sem afeição natural, sem misericórdia;
Rumanian	fqrq pricepere, cqlcqtori de cuvknt, fqrq dragoste fireascq, neknduplecayi, fqrq milq.
Russian	�'ЕЪТБУУХ�"ОЩ, ЧЕТПМПНОЩ, ОЕМА�'ПЧОЩ, ОЕ� ТЙНЙТЙНЩ, ОЕНЙМПУФЙЧЩ.
Shuar	Enentáincha ainiawai. Tana nuna umichu ainiawai. Anenkartichu ásar waitnenkartichu ainiawai. Tsankurcha ainiawai.
Spanish	insensatos, desleales, crueles y sin misericordia.
Swahili	hawana dhamiri, hawatimizi ahadi zao, hawana wema wala huruma kwa wengine.
Swedish	oförståndiga, trolösa, utan kärlek till sina egna, utan barmhärtighet mot andra.
Thai	อปัญญา ไม่รักษาคำสัญญา ไม่มีความรักกัน ไม่ยอมคืน�"ีกัน ปราศจากความเมตตา
Ukrainian	нерозумні, зрадники, нелюбовні, немилостиві.
Uma	Uma-ra monono, uma-ra mpo'ihii' tipa' -ra, uma ria ahi' -ra, uma ria petulungi-ra hi doo.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings
	"Implacable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: impaccable, impalable, implaccable, implaceable, implecable, implicable, inplacable, unplaceable. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "implacable" (pronounced i'mpla"kubul)
5	-k u b u l	amicable, applicable, bankable, breakable, communicable, despicable, drinkable, impeccable, impracticable, inapplicable, irrevocable, likable, likeable, practicable, remarkable, revocable, talkable, unmistakable, unremarkable, unshakable, unsinkable, unspeakable, unthinkable, unworkable, workable.
4	-u b u l	abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unsalable, unsolvable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, winnable.
3	-b u l	able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-e-i-l-l-m-p"
	-1 letter: claimable.
	-2 letters: amicable, camellia, mailable, placable.
	-3 letters: alembic, amiable, cambial, camelia, capable, cembali, micella, pliable.
	-4 letters: abelia, aecial, alible, amebic, apical, baalim, becalm, calami, camail, cambia, epical, impala, impale, labial, labile, laical, lambie, lamiae, liable, malice, mallei, micell, paella, palace, paleal, pallia, plaice, plicae, plical.
	-5 letters: abaci, abamp, abeam, aecia, amble, ameba, amice, ample, apace, becap, blame, blimp, cabal, cable, calla, camel, campi, ceiba, cella, celli, claim, clamp, climb, clime, email, ileac, ileal, impel, label, labia, lamia, lapel, libel, lilac, limba, limpa, llama, macle, maile, maill, malic, maple, melic, mille, milpa, palea, pibal, pical, pilea, place, plica.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-e-i-l-l-m-p"
	+3 letters: problematical.
	+4 letters: accomplishable.
	+5 letters: implacabilities, problematically.
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