Anglais

inexorability

gb/ɪnˈɛksɚəbˈɪlɪti/ us/ɪnˈɛksɚəbˈɪlɪti/
C2 Anglais
Sens
0 sens
Nom formal C2 property
1

unyielding firmness; won’t change

a very firm attitude that will not change

Schéma d’usage : [someone]'s inexorability (in/over [something])
Erreur fréquente :
Often confused with "inaccuracy" or "inevitability"; inexorability is about being impossible to persuade or soften.
Synonymes
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.)
Antonymes
flexibility (Willingness to adapt or change.) | leniency (Willingness to be less strict or severe.) | 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
Thèmes
emotions |communication |conflict
Exemples
  • 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
  • The manager’s inexorability meant we could not change the plan.
  • I asked for more time, but there was only inexorability.
Nom formal C2 property
2

relentless inevitability of a process

the fact that something cannot be stopped or avoided

Schéma d’usage : the inexorability of [time/change/decline/growth]
Erreur fréquente :
Do not use for simple certainty (“It’s sure”); inexorability suggests an unstoppable force or trend.
Synonymes
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.)
Antonymes
avoidability (The possibility of preventing an outcome.) | reversibility (The possibility of turning something back.) | 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
Thèmes
time |life |nature |history
Exemples
  • 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
  • We cannot stop the inexorability of time.
  • The inexorability of change is hard for some people.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
inexorability
API
GB/ɪnˈɛksɚəbˈɪlɪti/
US/ɪnˈɛksɚəbˈɪlɪti/
Syllabes et accentuation
in - ex - or - ab - il - ity (6 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ex)
Formes du mot
Noun
  • Base: inexorability
  • Plural: inexorabilities
Famille de mots
Forms
inexorabilities noun
Core family
inexorable adjective C2 inexorably adverb C1
Expressions

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