Engelsk

inexorability

gb/ɪnˈɛksɚəbˈɪlɪti/ us/ɪnˈɛksɚəbˈɪlɪti/
C2 Engelsk
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Navneord formal C2 property
1

unyielding firmness; won’t change

a very firm attitude that will not change

Brugsmønster: [someone]'s inexorability (in/over [something])
Typisk fejl:
Often confused with "inaccuracy" or "inevitability"; inexorability is about being impossible to persuade or soften.
Synonymer
inflexibility (More common; emphasizes not bending or adapting.) | implacability (Emphasizes being impossible to calm or satisfy, especially about anger or punishment.) | uncompromisingness (Focuses on refusing to make concessions.)
Antonymer
flexibility (Willingness to adapt or change.) | leniency (Willingness to be less strict or severe.) | mercy (Willingness to forgive or soften punishment.)
Ordforbindelser
political inexorability |judicial inexorability |bureaucratic inexorability |the inexorability of the law |the inexorability of the judge |the inexorability of the decision |cold inexorability |grim inexorability |ruthless inexorability |sheer inexorability
Temaer
emotions |communication |conflict
Eksempler
  • The committee’s inexorability on deadlines left no room for negotiation.
  • He argued for an exception, but met the inexorability of policy and procedure.
  • Her inexorability in the dispute surprised colleagues who expected a compromise.
Læringseksempler
  • The manager’s inexorability meant we could not change the plan.
  • I asked for more time, but there was only inexorability.
Navneord formal C2 property
2

relentless inevitability of a process

the fact that something cannot be stopped or avoided

Brugsmønster: the inexorability of [time/change/decline/growth]
Typisk fejl:
Do not use for simple certainty (“It’s sure”); inexorability suggests an unstoppable force or trend.
Synonymer
inevitability (More neutral; lacks the sense of relentless, unstoppable force.) | inexorability (Self-synonym; used when emphasizing unstoppable movement.) | unstoppability (Less formal; emphasizes that it cannot be stopped.)
Antonymer
avoidability (The possibility of preventing an outcome.) | reversibility (The possibility of turning something back.) | uncertainty (Lack of a fixed or inevitable outcome.)
Ordforbindelser
the inexorability of time |the inexorability of change |the inexorability of progress |the inexorability of decline |the inexorability of aging |the inexorability of fate |the inexorability of death |the inexorability of history |the inexorability of economic forces |the inexorability of the trend
Temaer
time |life |nature |history
Eksempler
  • As the evidence mounted, the inexorability of the verdict became clear.
  • The novel dwells on the inexorability of time and the way it reshapes relationships.
  • They tried to resist, but the inexorability of demographic change altered the city anyway.
Læringseksempler
  • We cannot stop the inexorability of time.
  • The inexorability of change is hard for some people.
Grammatik
Opslagsform
inexorability
IPA
GB/ɪnˈɛksɚəbˈɪlɪti/
US/ɪnˈɛksɚəbˈɪlɪti/
Stavelser og tryk
in - ex - or - ab - il - ity (6 stavelser)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ex)
Ordformer
Noun
  • Base: inexorability
  • Plural: inexorabilities
Ordfamilie
Forms
inexorabilities noun
Core family
inexorable adjective C2 inexorably adverb C1
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