inexorability.

The fact that a course cannot be stopped or changed, or that someone will not be persuaded to give way.

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Words that belong together

• the inexorability of time
• the inexorability of a process

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The inexorability of the tide made each failed attempt to open the gate more costly.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, atmosphere. Commonness: uncommon.