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 inexorable inexorable /ˌɪˈnɛksɝəbəl/

adjective

  1. () Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason  ( adamantine , intransigent , unbudgeable , adamant , inexorable )
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
     He is adamant in his refusal to change his mind
    he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind
     Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him
    Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him
     An intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency
    an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency
  2. () Not to be placated, appeased or moved by entreaty  ( unappeasable , unforgiving , unrelenting , grim , inexorable , relentless , stern )
    not to be placated, appeased or moved by entreaty
     Grim determination
    grim determination
     Grim necessity
    grim necessity
     Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
    Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty
     Relentless persecution
    relentless persecution
     The stern demands of parenthood
    the stern demands of parenthood