inexorability
gb/ɪnˈɛksɚəbˈɪlɪti/ us/ɪnˈɛksɚəbˈɪlɪti/
C2
English
Senses
0 senses
Noun
formal
C2
property
1
unyielding firmness; won’t change
a very firm attitude that will not change
Usage pattern:
[someone]'s inexorability (in/over [something])
Common mistake:
Often confused with "inaccuracy" or "inevitability"; inexorability is about being impossible to persuade or soften.
Synonyms
inflexibility (More common; emphasizes not bending or adapting.)
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implacability (Emphasizes being impossible to calm or satisfy, especially about anger or punishment.)
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uncompromisingness (Focuses on refusing to make concessions.)
Antonyms
flexibility (Willingness to adapt or change.)
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leniency (Willingness to be less strict or severe.)
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mercy (Willingness to forgive or soften punishment.)
Collocations
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
Themes
emotions
|communication
|conflict
Examples
- 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.
Learner examples
- The manager’s inexorability meant we could not change the plan.
- I asked for more time, but there was only inexorability.
Noun
formal
C2
property
2
relentless inevitability of a process
the fact that something cannot be stopped or avoided
Usage pattern:
the inexorability of [time/change/decline/growth]
Common mistake:
Do not use for simple certainty (“It’s sure”); inexorability suggests an unstoppable force or trend.
Synonyms
inevitability (More neutral; lacks the sense of relentless, unstoppable force.)
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inexorability (Self-synonym; used when emphasizing unstoppable movement.)
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unstoppability (Less formal; emphasizes that it cannot be stopped.)
Antonyms
avoidability (The possibility of preventing an outcome.)
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reversibility (The possibility of turning something back.)
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uncertainty (Lack of a fixed or inevitable outcome.)
Collocations
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
Themes
time
|life
|nature
|history
Examples
- 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.
Learner examples
- We cannot stop the inexorability of time.
- The inexorability of change is hard for some people.
Grammar
Dictionary form
inexorability
IPA
GB/ɪnˈɛksɚəbˈɪlɪti/
US/ɪnˈɛksɚəbˈɪlɪti/
Syllables & stress
in - ex - or - ab - il - ity (6 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ex)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: inexorability
- Plural: inexorabilities
Word family
Forms
inexorabilities
noun
Core family
inexorable
adjective C2
inexorably
adverb C1
Expressions
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