ineluctable

in·eluc·ta·ble

adj \ˌi-ni-ˈlək-tə-bəl\

Definition of INELUCTABLE

: not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable <an ineluctable fate>

— in·eluc·ta·bil·i·ty \-ˌlək-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— in·eluc·ta·bly \-ˈlək-tə-blē\ adverb

Examples of INELUCTABLE

1. <the ineluctable approach of winter had many worried about the cost of heating their homes>

Origin of INELUCTABLE

Latin ineluctabilis, from in- + eluctari to struggle clear of, from ex- + luctari to struggle, wrestle; akin to Latin luxus dislocated — more at lock

First Known Use: circa 1623

Related to INELUCTABLE

Synonyms: certain, inevitable, ineludible, inescapable, necessary, sure, unavoidable, unescapable

Antonyms: avoidable, evadable, uncertain, unsure

Related Words: decided, definite, settled; likely, possible, probable; destined, fated, foreordained, predestined, predetermined, preordained; inexorable, relentless, unremitting, unstoppable

Near Antonyms: preventable (also preventible); doubtful, dubious, questionable, shaky, unclear; undecided, unsettled; undependable, unreliable; improbable, unlikely

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Rhymes with INELUCTABLE

indestructible, nondeductible, reconstructible