implacable

implacable Definition

im·plac·able (im plak′ə bəl, -plā′kə-)

adjective

Etymology: Fr < L implacabilis

implacable Related Forms

im·plac′·a·bil′·ity noun im·plac′·a·bly adverb

implacable Synonyms

modif.

inexorable, unyielding, inflexible, remorseless; see cruel 2, ruthless 1, 2, vindictive. See syn. study at inflexible.

implacable Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

foe: The representatives of two races, once implacable foes, have become allies, maybe friends.
hostility: The implacable hostility of communism toward faith in God could be explained by its claims to a monopoly on world views.
hatred: Like Saddam Hussein, some of today's tyrants are gripped by an implacable hatred of the United States of America.
enemy: They have shown themselves to be an implacable enemy of the workers ' movement over many years.
opponent: Stephen Gould certainly is an " implacable opponent of.
opposition: The moderate opposition has been silenced more effectively than the more implacable opposition.

implacable Quotes

In friendship false, implacable in hate: Resolved to ruin or to rule the state.

—Dryden,John

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