inexorable
adjective
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Definition of inexorable
: not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
inexorable progress
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Other Words from inexorable
inexorability
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noun
inexorableness
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inexorably
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Examples of inexorable in a Sentence
the inexorable rise of a political movement
Recent Examples on the Web
And does the season have to feel like an inexorable march toward Clemson-Bama, ad infinitum? — George Schroeder, USA TODAY, "Opinion: Why college football needs new blood to break through current playoff blockade," 30 Aug. 2019 Given that seemingly inexorable ramp-up of cyberwar's destructive potential, how do humans head off a chaotic future of endless, widespread digital conflict? — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, "The WIRED Guide to Cyberwar," 23 Aug. 2019 Those kinds of changes might not be enough to save GameStop from the seemingly inexorable move toward downloads and Internet streams that claimed other physical media retailers like Suncoast and Tower Records. — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, "GameStop lays off 120 corporate staffers as stock continues to tumble," 21 Aug. 2019 In the trial of young Elwood, Whitehead dares to test the great preacher’s doctrine of inexorable love. — Ron Charles, Houston Chronicle, "In Colson Whitehead’s ‘The Nickel Boys,’ an idealistic black teen learns a harsh reality," 30 July 2019 Something seems inexorable about the miseries that befall this family. — Jason Zinoman, New York Times, "Home Is Where the Horror Is," 7 June 2018 So deep and so inexorable is the blind, bottom-up process of natural selection in evolution that there is no way to contain its potency, and no rival mechanism for creating adaptation. — Quanta Magazine, "Can Darwinian Evolution Explain Lamarckism?," 11 May 2017 For all the inexorable events that allowed her rise, her downfall comes all too easy; and after living all these years at a symbolic remove, the Lyons family is suddenly the key to saving England. — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, "How HBO’s ‘Years and Years’ triumphed at personalizing a global sense of doom," 30 July 2019 The issue recurs in different forms, from slavery through Jim Crow to mass incarceration and the all-too-routine police shootings that undermine any simple notion of inexorable progress. — Los Angeles Times, "A new vibrant era in African American playwriting seen in Geraldine Inoa and Dionna M. Daniel’s latest," 28 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inexorable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for inexorable
inexorable
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of inexorable
formal
: not able to be stopped or changed
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inexorable
adjective
in·ex·o·ra·ble
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Kids Definition of inexorable
: relentless
We cannot stop the inexorable passing of time.
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