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inextricable Definition

in·ex·tri·cable (in eks′tri kə bəl; often in′ek strik′ə bəl, -ik-)

adjective

  1. that one cannot extricate oneself from
  2. that cannot be disentangled or untied
  3. so complicated or involved as to be insolvable

Etymology: L inextricabilis < in-, in- + extricabilis

inextricable Related Forms
in·ex′·tri·cabil′·ity noun in·ex′·tri·cably adverb
inextricable Synonyms

inextricable

modif.

complicated, involved, intricate, tangled; see complex 2.

inextricable Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • link: In fact, the two most predominant trends in teaching English drive the subject even more forcefully toward an inextricable link with research.
  • connection: Now she is forced to confront the link between her mind and her body, and the inextricable connection between past and present.
  • relationship: The inextricable relationships in our lives that are neither accidental nor somehow in our control, either.
  • part: Jonas, Italy Language is an inextricable part of a person's culture.
  • confusion: An attempt to do this would lead to inextricable confusion.
  • tangle: The seething caldron of life, the infinite stratification of reality, the inextricable tangle of knowledge are what Gadda wants to depict.

Modifying Another Word

  • almost: The notion of cause is almost inextricable from the study of history tho there have been one or two thinkers who deny its relevance.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: Back at the farmhouse, I sat playing with a kitten until kitten and flowers seemed inextricable.