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Definitions

inexorable

[in-ek-ser-uh-buhl] / ɪnˈɛk sər ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
cruel, pitiless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
implacable inescapable merciless relentless unrelenting
WEAK
adamant adamantine bound bound and determined compulsory dead set on dogged hard harsh hell bent on immobile immovable ineluctable inflexible ironclad like death and taxes locked-in mean business necessary no going back obdurate obstinate remorseless resolute rigid set in stone severe single-minded stubborn unappeasable unbending uncompromising unmovable unyielding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
kind merciful nice sympathetic
WEAK
flexible lenient remorseful yielding

Example Sentences

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Directors Raja Feather Kelly and Zack Winokur wove the scenes together with a choreographic sensibility that defined moments in time as well as its inexorable passage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

“They get excited not by the possibility of an instant gain but by the inexorable math of compounding capital over the long run,” said Klarman.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025

The bond market sees lower rates in the shorter term, but yields on longer-term Treasuries have risen recently—a signal that borrowing costs may not be on an inexorable ride down after all.

From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025

I would love for you both to say why it is that you think that, as chilling as this moment is, there are things that can be done, this is not inevitable or inexorable?

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2025

The bush fought back, then yielded angrily, snapping and crackling before the inexorable thrust of steel.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien