inexorable

adj.
Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless: an inexorable opponent; a feeling of inexorable doom. See synonyms at inflexible.

[Latin inexōrābilis : in-, not; see in-¹ + exōrābilis, pliant (from exōrāre, to prevail upon : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + ōrāre, to argue).]

inexorability in·ex'o·ra·bil'i·ty or in·ex'o·ra·ble·ness n.
inexorably in·ex'o·ra·bly adv.

adjective

Firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will: adamant, adamantine, brassbound, die-hard, grim, implacable, incompliant, inflexible, intransigent, iron, obdurate, relentless, remorseless, rigid, stubborn, unbendable, unbending, uncompliant, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding. Idioms: stubborn as amuleox. See resist/yield.

adj

Definition: cruel, pitiless
Antonyms: flexible, lenient, merciful, remorseful, yielding

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IN BRIEF: Unrelenting.

What other dungeon is so dark as one's own heart! What jailor so inexorable as one's self! — Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), American novelist & short story writer.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ubønhørlig, ubarmhjertig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onverbiddelijk, onophoudelijk

Français (French)
adj. - inexorable, implacable, inflexible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unerbittlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδυσώπητος, απηνής, αμείλικτος

Italiano (Italian)
inesorabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inexorável

Русский (Russian)
неумолимый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inexorable, implacable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - obeveklig, ofrånkomlighet, obönhörlighet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无情的, 不屈不挠的, 冷酷的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無情的, 不屈不撓的, 冷酷的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 냉혹한, 용서 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 懇請を受け付けない, 冷酷な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عنيد, لا يرحم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קשה, קשוח, לא מרחם, לא פתוח לשכנוע‬

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