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Antonyms for inexorable
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : in-ek-ser-uh-buhl |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈɛk sər ə bəl |
Definition of inexorable
Origin :- 1550s, from Middle French inexorable and directly from Latin inexorabilis "that cannot be moved by entreaty," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + exorabilis "able to be entreated," from exorare "to prevail upon," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + orare "pray" (see orator). Related: Inexorably; inexorability.
- adj cruel, pitiless
- The inexorable voice went on in its monotone, as if he had not spoken.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- She felt as if she had been caught in an inexorable hand that had closed about her.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Nor was there any appeal from the inexorable logic of his remarks.
- Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
- The ticking of the clock emphasized the inexorable silence of the house.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- None but she could open to him, and he knew that, like God himself, Kirsty was inexorable.
- Extract from : « Heather and Snow » by George MacDonald
- But, no matter for that, inexorable duty claims him for the same toil.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- But the stern-natured man with his rigid religion was inexorable.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- But the conscientious uncles and aunts were inexorable as the Fates.
- Extract from : « Herbert Hoover » by Vernon Kellogg
- In this you have some more of what Gregorovius terms "inexorable logic."
- Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
- The demands of these proud aristocrats were incessant and inexorable.
- Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
Synonyms for inexorable
- adamant
- adamantine
- bound
- bound and determined
- compulsory
- dead set on
- dogged
- hard
- harsh
- hell bent on
- immobile
- immovable
- implacable
- ineluctable
- inescapable
- inflexible
- ironclad
- like death and taxes
- locked in
- mean business
- merciless
- necessary
- no going back
- obdurate
- obstinate
- relentless
- remorseless
- resolute
- rigid
- set in stone
- severe
- single-minded
- stubborn
- unappeasable
- unbending
- uncompromising
- unmovable
- unrelenting
- unyielding
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