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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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