Inexorable

Definitions: Inexorable

Inexorable

Adjective

1. 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.

2. Not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion; "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 tendancy".

Date "inexorable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1595. (references)

Etymology: Inexorable \In*ex"o*ra*ble\, adjective. [Latin expression inexorabilis: compare to the French expression inexorable. See In- not, and Exorable, Adore.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Inexorable

Synonyms: adamant (adj), adamantine (adj), grim (adj), intransigent (adj), relentless (adj), stern (adj), unappeasable (adj), unforgiving (adj), unrelenting (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Compulsion	Adjective: compelling; Verb: coercive, coactive; inexorable; compulsory, compulsatory; obligatory, stringent, peremptory.
Necessity	Necessity, necessitation; obligation; compulsion; subjection; stern necessity, hard necessity, dire necessity, imperious necessity, inexorable necessity, iron necessity, adverse necessity; fate; what must be.
	Compulsory; (compel); uncontrollable, inevitable, unavoidable, irresistible, irrevocable, inexorable; avoidless, resistless.
Obstinacy	Adjective: obstinate, tenacious, stubborn, obdurate, casehardened; inflexible; (hard); balky; immovable, unshakable, not to be moved; inert; unchangeable; inexorable; (determined); mulish, obstinate as a mule, pig-headed.
Pitilessness	Adjective: pitiless, merciless, ruthless, bowelless; unpitying, unmerciful, inclement; grim-faced, grim-visaged; incompassionate, uncompassionate; inexorable; harsh; unrelenting.
Resolution	Adjective: resolved; Verb: determined; strong-willed, strong-minded; resolute; (brave); self-possessed; decided, definitive, peremptory, tranchant; unhesitating, unflinching, unshrinking; firm, iron, gritty, indomitable, game to the backbone; inexorable, relentless, not to be shaken, not to be put down; tenax propositi; inflexible; (hard); obstinate; steady; (persevering) a.
Revenge	Unforgiving, unrelenting; inexorable, stony-hearted, implacable; relentless, remorseless.
Severity	Adjective: severe; strict, hard, harsh, dour, rigid, stiff, stern, rigorous, uncompromising, exacting, exigent, exigeant, inexorable, inflexible, obdurate, austere, hard-headed, hard-nosed, hard-shell, relentless, Spartan, Draconian, stringent, strait-laced, searching, unsparing, iron-handed, peremptory, absolute, positive, arbitrary, imperative; coercive; tyrannical, extortionate, grinding, withering, oppressive, inquisitorial; inclement; (ruthless) a; cruel; (malevolent); haughty, arrogant; precisian.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Inexorable

English words defined with "inexorable": adamant, adamantine ♦ grim ♦ Hard-hearted ♦ inexorably, intransigent, Intreatable ♦ juggernaut ♦ relentless ♦ steamroller, stern, suck, suck in ♦ unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting. (references)

Specialty definitions using "inexorable": core cancer ♦ Inexorable Logic of Facts ♦ Javert ♦ Xanthos. (references)

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

French (inexorable), Spanish (adamant, inexorable, relentless, ruthless, unrelenting).

Domain	Title
Books	Inexorable Devenir: "Hacia Un Nuevo Orden Mundial" (reference) Los otros y nosotros : la inexorable otredad del yo (reference) The Dogged Victims of Inexorable Fate (Fireside Sports Classic) (reference) These Lethal, Inexorable Laws: Rajiv, His Men and His Regime (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Inexorable (reference) Inexorable [IMPORT] (reference) The Inexorable (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	De este famoso hipodromo en la pista, no faltara ni un solo periodista. La muerte inexorable no respeta ni a los que veis aquí en bicicleta.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Play	Caption
	Exaggerating; adamant; determined; firm; fixed; hang tough; hard-nosed; immovable; inexorable; inflexible; inflexible; insistent; intransigent; obdurate; pat; relentless; resolute; rigid; set; stiff; stubborn; unbendable; unbending; uncompromising; unrele.
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Title	Author	Quote
A Christmas Carol	Dickens, Charles	The inexorable finger underwent no change.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Each minute is an inexorable enshroudress.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The course of corticobasal degeneration is one of inexorable progression until death, usually 6 to 8 years after diagnosis. (references)
Economic History	Taiwan	A significant portion of Taiwan's economy is still publicly held, but the inexorable movement towards privatization and liberalization is clear. (references)
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	Rather, the need for change is driven by the inexorable buildup of Soviet military power and the increasing propensity of Soviet leaders to use this power in coercion and outright aggression to impose their will on others.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	A third challenge we have is to keep this inexorable march of technology from giving terrorists and potentially hostile nations the means to undermine our defenses.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Inexorable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Inexorable" is used about 172 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)	100%	172	23,722

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "inexorable": apparently-inexorable.
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Language		Translations for "inexorable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i patundur (deep-seated, flat-footed, immovable, implicit, resolute, staunch, steadfast, unshaken, unswerving, unwavering), i papërkulur (immovable, inflexible, unbowed, uncompromising), i paepur (adamant, cast iron, dogged, firm, hard bitten, hard boiled, implacable, indefatigable, indomitable, inflexible, pertinacious, rigid, stiff, tough, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding). (various references)

Arabic		‏متعذر تغييره, ‏متصلب (adamant, hard line, inflexible, intransigent, obdurate, obstinate, relentless, sclerotic, stick in the mud, stubborn, uncompromising, wilful, willful), ‏لا يرحم (merciless), ‏عنيد (adamant, asinine, contrary, coriaceous, die hard, dogged, dour, fractious, hardheaded, headstrong, heady, implacable, incorrigible, inelastic, 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, implacable, inexpiable, relentless, stern, uncharitable, unrelenting, unremitting), непреклонен (adamant, adamantine, austere, cast iron, implacable, inexpiable, inflexible, iron-bound, ironclad, relentless, rigid, rigorous, rugged, stern, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding), безжалостен (heartless, inexpiable, merciless, pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, savage). (various references)

Chinese		不屈不� (indomitable). (various references)

Czech		nezadržitelný (uncontrollable), neúprosný (unrelenting). (various references)

Farsi		نرم نشدنی (Implacability, Unrelenting), تسلیم نشدنی (Unrelenting), سنگدل (Implacability, Implacable, Obdurate, Unfeeling, Ungodly, Unholy), بی شفقت . (various references)

Finnish		taipumaton (immovable, indeclinable, inflexible, intractable, unbending, unyielding), järkähtämätön (firm, immovable, unfailing, unshaken), heltymätön (unmoved, unrelenting). (various references)

French		inexorable. (various references)

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

Greek		αμείλικτοσ (deadly, relentless, unsparing), αδυσώπητοσ (deadly, implacable, unrelenting). (various references)

Hebrew		לא רחמן, שאין לש� ותו (irrevocable), קשוח (callous, cruel, harsh, impenitent, stern, stony, tough). (various references)

Hungarian		kérlelhetetlen (immitigable, implacable, relentless, rigorous, unforgiving, unrelenting). (various references)

Italian		inesorabile (unrelenting). (various references)

Manx		neuvyghinagh (barbarous, relentless, ruthless), neuveeinagh (implacable, unappeasable, unappeasable hatred), neuhroccairagh, neuaghinagh. (various references)

Pig Latin		inexorableay

Portuguese		inflexibilidade (inelasticity, inflexible, obduracy, rigidity, rigor, severity, stubbornness), inexorável (obdurate, relentless, unrelenting). (various references)

Romanian		inexorabil (unrelenting), implacabil (immitigable, implacable, inexorably, irremovable, relentless, relentlessly), neînduplecat (cast iron, hard bitten, inflexible, relentless, rigid, rugged, sticky, unyielding). (various references)

Russian		непреклонный (adamant, cast iron, determined, inflexible, intransigent, rigid, steely, stern, unbend, unbending, uncompromising, unmoved), безжалостный (dispiteous, hard-faced, heartless, merciless, pitiless, relentless, remorseless, ruthless, unmerciful, unrelenting). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		neumoljiv (hard-shell, implacable, unappealing), neumitan (implacable, unrelenting). (various references)

Spanish		inexorable (adamant, relentless, ruthless, unrelenting). (various references)

Swedish		obeveklig (as hard as nails, flatfooted, immovable, implacable, inclement, inflexible, ironbound, obdurate, relentless, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting). (various references)

Turkish		merhametsiz (cruel, draconic, fell, inhuman, merciless, pitiless, relentless, remorseless, ruthless, uncharitable, unfeeling, unmerciful, unpitied), boyun eğmez (challenging, indomitable, inflexible, unrelenting, unyielding), amansız (close, deadly, implacable, merciless, ruthless, stern, unappeasable, unpitying, without remorse), acımasız (atrocious, brutal, coldhearted, cruel, cutthroat, dead, despot, ferocious, fiendish, flinty, grim, hard-hearted, harsh, implacable, inclement, inhumane, merciless, outrageous, pitiless, relentless, ruthless, slashing, stern, truculent, tyrannic, tyrannical, tyrannous, unmerciful, unpitied, unrelenting, without remorse). (various references)

Ukranian		безжалісний (cold blooded, compassless, devoid of pity, dispiteous, grim, merciless, pitiless, relentless, remorseless, ruthless, stony, unmerciful, unrelenting). (various references)

Vietnamese		không mủi lòng (unmelted), không lay chuyển được (steel-hearted, unshakable), không động tâm. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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

Derivations
	Words beginning with "inexorable": inexorableness, inexorablenesses. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Inexorable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: inerorable, inexcrable, inexerable, inexoprable, inexorabe, inexorabil, inexoriable, inexorible, inexurable. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "inexorable" (pronounced i'ne"kserubul)
6	-s er u b u l	answerable, unanswerable.
5	-er u b u l	admirable, comparable, considerable, deliverable, discoverable, dishonorable, favorable, hon, honorable, imponderable, incomparable, innumerable, inoperable, inseparable, insufferable, intolerable, invulnerable, irreparable, maneuverable, measurable, memorable, miserable, operable, pleasurable, preferable, recoverable, tolerable, unalterable, unfavorable, venerable, vulnerable.
4	-u b u l	abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, 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, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, 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, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, insatiable, inscrutable, insoluble, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, marketable, microwavable, miscible, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, washable, wearable, winnable, workable.
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.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-e-e-i-l-n-o-r-x"
	-2 letters: exorable.
	-3 letters: aileron, alexine, aliener, alienor, berline, earlobe, eloiner, enabler, relaxin.
	-4 letters: aerobe, albino, alexin, aliner, areole, bailee, bailer, bailor, baleen, beanie, belier, berlin, boiler, bonier, borane, boreal, boreen, boxier, enable, enrobe, eolian, larine, leaner, librae, lierne, linear, loaner, nailer, neroli, nobler, obelia, oleine, reboil, reline, reloan, renail, xenial.
	-5 letters: abele, abler, aboil, aerie.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-e-e-i-l-n-o-r-x"
	+4 letters: inexorableness.
	+5 letters: inexorabilities.
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