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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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Yet he assures us that he and his colleagues in Congress can forestall the inexorable march of technology to protect us from this fate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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

Innovation is inexorable, and much of it is essential to enhance banking-system inclusion, efficiency, and pricing.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 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

For three hours—until six o’clock—he persisted in the same inexorable vein: that Judge Fielding’s admonitions should be heeded with the utmost seriousness and that reasonable doubt existed.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson