inexorable

Meaning

1. Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable.
2. Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting.
3. Adamant; severe.

Opposite of

exorable

Synonyms

relentless

unrelenting

stern

implacable

unforgiving

remorseless

deadly

pitiless

merciless

inflexible

grim

intransigent

ruthless

inescapable

inevitable

adamant

obdurate

unappeasable

adamantine

uncompromising

severe

brutal

inconsiderate

ineluctable

inexpiable

intense

iron

keen

loud

nasty

necessary

obstinate

predetermined

rough

ruffianly

sharp

steely

stiff

stone

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strict

tall

tough

unavoidable

unbending

unfaltering

unkind

unmerciful

unsparing

unmalleable

ball-breaker

Translations

inexorable

inexorable

inexorable

inesorabile

inexorável

unerbittlich

αδυσώπητος

impitoyable

amansız

dwangmatig

intransigeant

implacable

inarrestabile

onverbiddelijk

unvermeidlich

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈɛksɔɹəbəl/

Etymology

From Middle French inexorable, from Latin inexōrābilis (“relentless, inexorable”) (or directly from the Latin word), from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + exōrābilis (“that may be moved or persuaded by entreaty; exorable”). Exōrābilis is derived from exōrāre (from exōrō (“to persuade, win over; to beg, entreat, plead”), from ex- (prefix meaning ‘out of’) + ōrō (“to beg, entreat, plead, pray; to deliver a speech, orate”), from ōs (“mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (“mouth”)) + -bilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon).