inextricable

adjective

Definition of inextricablenext
as in difficult

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Recent Examples of inextricable Unlike a traditional piece of writing, or even a blog post, a cell phone novel’s fragmented storytelling was inextricable from its three-inch screen and on-the-go audience. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 Amid the inextricable trauma of losing her 18-year-old child, the mother had feared that traditional funeral customs might be handled differently because of the manner in which her daughter died. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026 The feeling in South Korea is that this disappointment was inextricable from the South Africa defeat. — Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Today’s best design is as Instagrammable as ever, but simultaneously demands a less fleeting consideration, often suggesting a more permanent, inextricable link with the environment. — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for inextricable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inextricable
  1. difficult
  2. inexplicable
  3. knotty
  4. insoluble
  5. unexplainable
  6. impossible
Adjective
  • Jarman, who came in as the defending champion on the event, put together a more difficult routine but was nicked by judges for his execution.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • This is the last remaining game on the schedule that should be very difficult.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of difficult
Adjective
  • There’s a large degree of inexplicable, designer magic to it—but also a little math.
    — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Technical considerations can be discussed, but the decisions that shape an image ultimately arise from something inexplicable.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of inexplicable
Adjective
  • Bae Hyeon-seong plays Sun-woo in his first lead role in a feature film, and the knotty relationship between mother and son sits at the heart of the film.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Make sure to bake in some time to walk among the property’s knotty olive and fig trees, too.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of knotty
Adjective
  • With her knack for devising novel solutions to seemingly insoluble problems, no one was better suited for the job.
    — Dean Robbins, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Both soluble and insoluble fiber are important for gut health.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of insoluble
Adjective
  • The movie has since become an unexplainable piece of comfort for a spooked generation.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Still, there was a wide and largely unexplainable range of geographical variety.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of unexplainable
Adjective
  • Serhii Beskrestnov, a defense technology adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said long-standing restrictions on the civilian system in Ukraine made such offensive use impossible.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The two versions of Israel that could result are so divergent as to seem impossible to reconcile.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of impossible

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“Inextricable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inextricable. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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