inexorable
Impossible to stop
Inexorable describes something that cannot be stopped, persuaded, or turned aside.
An inexorable decline, an inexorable march toward war.
The word often implies relentless forward motion: The inexorable logic of the argument led to one conclusion.
Applied to people, it means unyielding to pleas or entreaties—impossible to sway.
Refusing to give way
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
resolute · dogged · tenacious · unflagging · unstoppable · implacable · unswerving · determined
Predetermined course of events
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- doomUnavoidable grim fate
- certaintyTotal absence of doubt
- conclusionEnd or deduction
time · death · aging · decay · entropy · change · progression · march
Lacking any compassion
- pitilessLacking any compassion
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
cold · heartless · unsparing · stern · callous · indifferent · remorseless · uncompassionate
unyielding
Refusing to give way
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
steadfast · resolute · dogged · tenacious · unflagging · unstoppable · implacable · unswerving · determined · unceasing
fate
Predetermined course of events
conclusion · time · death · aging · decay · entropy · change · progression · march · advance
ruthless
Lacking any compassion
- pitilessLacking any compassion
- unforgivingShowing no leniency
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
cruel · cold · heartless · unsparing · stern · callous · indifferent · remorseless · uncompassionate · flinty
inexorablemerciful
Disposed toward forgiveness
lenient · compassionate · forgiving · placable · sympathetic