ineluctable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbəl/ UK /ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbəl/ See IPA manual

adj

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1

adj
impossible to avoid or escape; inevitable

He faced the ineluctable consequences of his choices.

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1 adj · impossible to avoid or... inescapable inevitable unavoidableineludiblecertain relentless

Opposites

avoidableescapableevitable

Word family

Derived forms ineluctablyineluctability

Related forms eluctatereluctantluctation

Etymology

From Latin ineluctabilis ('not to be struggled out of'), from in- ('not') + eluctari ('to struggle out'), from ex- ('out') + luctari ('to struggle, wrestle').

ineluctabilis Latin luctari Latin

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# ineluctable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbəl
**IPA (UK):** ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbəl

## Meanings
1. impossible to avoid or escape; inevitable

## Examples
- He faced the ineluctable consequences of his choices.

## Synonyms
- inescapable
- inevitable
- unavoidable
- ineludible
- certain
- relentless

## Antonyms
- avoidable
- escapable
- evitable

## Derived Forms
- ineluctably
- ineluctability

## Related Forms
- eluctate
- reluctant
- luctation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ineluctabilis
- Root: luctari

## Etymology
From Latin ineluctabilis ('not to be struggled out of'), from in- ('not') + eluctari ('to struggle out'), from ex- ('out') + luctari ('to struggle, wrestle').

## AI Etymology
Ineluctable comes from Latin ineluctabilis ('not to be struggled out of'), from in- ('not') + eluctari ('to struggle out'), from ex- ('out') + luctari ('to struggle, wrestle'). The etymological trail includes Latin ineluctabilis and Latin luctari. As an adjective, ineluctable means impossible to avoid or escape; inevitable. The same family is visible in derived forms such as ineluctably and ineluctability and related forms such as eluctate, reluctant, and luctation. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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