as in inevitable
formal
not able to be stopped or changed
an inexorable conclusion the inexorable rise of a political movement
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of inexorable
In the 1990s and the early years of this century, there was every indication that China was on an inexorable march toward economic liberalization.
—
Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, improvements in robot technologies spell the inexorable decline of manufacturing and warehouse jobs.
—Gary Rivlin, Time, 4 June 2025
That's why the spectacular cruelty with which the cuts were carried out tanked Musk's personal brand and triggered Trump's inexorable decline in approval.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
If this is the slow kind of hell, I’m used to it—
My hands are folded the wrong way, the cat sits on the bed
Like a limpet, the sun drops out of the sky, inexorable
As a chandelier earring.
—Jane Yeh, The New York Review of Books, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for inexorable
Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, improvements in robot technologies spell the inexorable decline of manufacturing and warehouse jobs.
—Gary Rivlin, Time, 4 June 2025
That's why the spectacular cruelty with which the cuts were carried out tanked Musk's personal brand and triggered Trump's inexorable decline in approval.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
If this is the slow kind of hell, I’m used to it—
My hands are folded the wrong way, the cat sits on the bed
Like a limpet, the sun drops out of the sky, inexorable
As a chandelier earring.
—Jane Yeh, The New York Review of Books, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for inexorable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inexorable
Adjective
-
Early adopters can provide critical feedback that shapes your product while demonstrating enough technical aptitude to work through inevitable early-stage bugs and limitations.—
Adi Bathla,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
-
For years, our young, living in shelters, couch surfing and living on the edge, always surrounded by violence, have been conditioned to believe that prison and early death were their inevitable future.—
Asha Bandele,
Essence,
25 June 2025
Adjective
-
Death doesn’t scare the body because all the body wants is to lie on the couch with a golf tournament on TV but the mind is drip, drip, drip, drip, relentless.—
Campbell McGrath,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
-
The tech giant released their 2025 Work Trend Index Annual Report this week, which highlighted the relentless nature of the modern workday.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Inexorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inexorable. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share