inextricable
Impossible to untangle
Inextricable describes something impossible to disentangle or escape from.
An inextricable knot cannot be untied.
More often the word applies to abstract entanglements: The two issues are inextricably linked.
An inextricable situation offers no way out.
The word suggests complexity so thorough that separation becomes impossible—fates, problems, or ideas bound together beyond unraveling.
Twisted confusedly together
- knottedTied with loops
- interwovenLaced through one another
- entwinedWrapped around one another
- intertwinedTwisted together, connected
enmeshed · interlaced · snarled · braided · coiled · meshed · twisted · fused
Intricate passage network
- mazePuzzle of passages
- webInterwoven filament structure
- tangleTwisted mass of strands
- networkInterconnected system
knot · matrix · quagmire · morass · puzzle · intricacy · conundrum · thicket
Certain to occur
- inescapableImpossible to avoid
- unavoidableImpossible to prevent
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- irrevocableCannot be undone
destined · fated · predestined · sealed · bound · doomed · certain · unalterable
A joining or relation
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- linkPoint of connection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- relationshipConnection between entities
union · interdependence · symbiosis · fusion · binding · coupling · linkage · nexus
tangled
Twisted confusedly together
- knottedTied with loops
- interwovenLaced through one another
- entwinedWrapped around one another
intertwined · enmeshed · interlaced · snarled · braided · coiled · meshed · twisted · fused · intermingled
labyrinth
Intricate passage network
network · knot · matrix · quagmire · morass · puzzle · intricacy · conundrum · thicket · jungle
inevitable
Certain to occur
- inescapableImpossible to avoid
- unavoidableImpossible to prevent
- irreversibleCannot be undone
irrevocable · destined · fated · predestined · sealed · bound · doomed · certain · unalterable · immutable
connection
A joining or relation
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- linkPoint of connection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
relationship · union · interdependence · symbiosis · fusion · binding · coupling · linkage · nexus · interrelation
inextricableseparable
Capable of being divided
extricable · disentangled · detachable · severable · divisible
inextricablesolvable
Capable of resolution
resolvable · soluble · manageable · tractable · surmountable
inextricablesimple
Free of complexity
straightforward · uncomplicated · clear-cut · orderly · neat