implacable[adjective]Synonyms: unyielding, inflexible, intractable, merciless, pitiless, unbending, uncompromising, unforgiving
Antonyms: placable
Contrasted words: peaceable, tractable, kindly, tolerant
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
im‧plac‧a‧ble /ɪmˈplækəb
əl/
adjective[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: implacabilis, from placabilis 'easily made calm']
very determined to continue opposing someone or something:
implacable enemies The government faces implacable opposition on the issue of nuclear waste.—implacably adverb:
He remained implacably opposed to Stalin’s regime.—implacability /ɪmˌplækəˈbɪləti, ɪmˌplækəˈbɪlɪti/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲