INEXORABILITY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

inexorability

noun

Definition of inexorability

as in likelihood

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Recent Examples of inexorability The events set in motion at the end of Season 2 do flip the boulder that starts to roll down the hill, and there is the sense of inexorability. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 June 2026 These poems are plainspoken, emotionally direct, haunted by the past and the inexorability of time. — Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 But then there is that deadness that enters into the closing chapters, which might as easily be called inexorability. — Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025 Rather than conjuring a mood of bracing inexorability, this linear focus only suffocates what might be an interesting debate, as a man of the modern world weighs his values against those of a woman raised in atavistic isolation. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025

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Noun

The lights also have a high likelihood of visibility from most of Alaska.

— Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Living in areas like metro Atlanta, which have more traffic and higher rates of theft, may increase the likelihood of claims, which in turn raises insurance prices.

— McKynzie Steward, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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The relentlessness of this worldwide bond market rout is unnerving, pushing yields to decently attractive levels.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
The traits that can help build great companies, like perfectionism, relentlessness and high tolerance for risk, are often the same traits that can predispose leaders to burnout, addiction and other mental health conditions.

— Jan Gerber, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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