August 26, 2026

Ineluctable

adjective

Definition

Unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable. The ineluctable logic of a proof leaves no escape route.

Example Sentence

“There was an ineluctable quality to the tragedy — every choice the hero made only tightened the net.”

Etymology

From Latin ineluctabilis, from in- (not) + eluctabilis (avoidable), from eluctari (to struggle out).

Scrabble Score

I1N1E1L1U1C3T1A1B3L1E1

INELUCTABLE scores 15 points in Scrabble.

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