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Meaning of inextricable in English
Pronunciation
/ˌɪnəkˈstrɪkəb(ə)l/
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Qualitative Adjective
inextricable
Etymology
mid 16th century: from Latin inextricabilis, from in-‘not’ + extricare‘unravel’ (see extricate)
Definitions
1.
not permitting extrication
Examples
« incapable of being disentangled or untied »
« an inextricable knot »
« inextricable unity »
Synonyms
unresolvable
Antonyms
extricable