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inextricablyin a way that is impossible to disentangle or separate

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: in a way that is impossible to disentangle or separate

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbli/

Korean meaning: 분리하거나 풀어낼 수 없는 방식으로, 불가분하게

Korean pronunciation: 이닉**스트**리커블리

Example Sentences

  • My cat and my laptop keyboard are inextricably linked - wherever I type, she appears!
  • Economic growth and environmental protection are inextricably connected in sustainable development.
  • Coffee and my morning routine are inextricably bound together - without caffeine, I'm basically a zombie.

inextricably

ADVERB

//ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbli//

in a way that is impossible to disentangle or separate

inextricably concept
💡 Concept

Two cartoon characters inextricably tangled in colorful ropes, impossible to separate

inextricably rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Fate binds inextricably with threads of light—destinies woven so tightly they can never be undone, forever linked in impossible tangles

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbli/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbli/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootextric
Suffix--ably

Origin

From Latin extricare meaning 'to disentangle or free from difficulties,' with the negative prefix in- added. The image is of something so tangled up, like a knot or thread, that it cannot be untangled or separated.

🎵Rhyme

inexplicablypredictablyrespectably
inexplicably
predictably
respectably

🔗Collocations

inextricably linked
inextricably tied
inextricably bound
inextricably connected
inextricably intertwined

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat and my laptop keyboard are inextricably linked - wherever I type, she appears!

Economic growth and environmental protection are inextricably connected in sustainable development.

😄 Fun example

Coffee and my morning routine are inextricably bound together - without caffeine, I'm basically a zombie.

Language and culture are inextricably intertwined in human society.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

inseparablyindissolublyinevitablyintrinsicallyinherently

Antonyms

separatelyindependentlydistinctly

Related

intertwinedentangledinterconnectedboundlinked

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