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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The themes that animated several of Ms. Straub’s previous novels—the inexorable march of time, complicated family dynamics, the power of reinvention—are what give “American Fantasy” its emotional heft.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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

My image of him now is of something huge, hard, inexorable, faceless and moving forward as if on tracks.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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