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Inexorable

Adjective

IPA /ɪnˈɛksərəbl/

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Impossible to stop, prevent, or persuade; relentless.

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Inexorable/ɪnˈɛksərəbl/

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  1. Time keeps passing

  2. It cannot be stopped

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  1. Time marches forward with an inexorable force, indifferent to human desires.
  2. Despite their pleas, the judge remained inexorable in delivering the sentence.

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Inexorable — Impossible to stop, prevent, or persuade; relentless.

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Impossible to stop, prevent, or persuade; relentless.

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Word origin

From Latin inexorabilis — in- (“not”) + exorare (“to move by entreaty, beg”).

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Inexorable is often used for unstoppable forces like time, fate, or nature—things beyond human control.

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Inexorable

/ɪnˈɛksərəbl/ (Adjective)

“Formal: use inexorable for a process that cannot be stopped, such as an inexorable decline. It does not have to involve a person's decision.”

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