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inextricably

inextricably

14 8.0
In a way that cannot be separated
  • adverb
  • /ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbli/
translation icon : indisolublemente
  • The challenges of climate change are inextricably linked to our economic decisions.
  • inextricably linked
  • inextricably intertwined
  • inextricably tied

The spiritual and the mature worlds are inextricably connected.

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Examples

  • - Your lives are inextricably linked.

  • The history of educational drama is inextricably bound up with the Progressive Educational Movement.

    Academic text (1995)
  • And it's all, it's all inextricably linked.

  • Or are these somehow inextricably related?

  • So I think it's inextricably linked with trying to be in the moment.

  • My honor and my daughter are inextricably linked.

  • The key issue here is how policy officials' expectations were inextricably linked to the politics of space.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The modern American Christmas is inextricably bound with the privacy of the family home.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The security of the Panama Canal has been inextricably connected to the defense of Panama.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Physical activity and nutritional behaviors are also inextricably linked to self-perceptions.

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

inseparably
vsinextricably
1 4.8

So closely connected that they cannot be kept apart

emphasizes inability to escape rather than only being joined
indissolubly
vsinextricably
1 8.2

In a way that cannot be separated or broken

focuses on being impossible to escape rather than formal permanence
indivisibly
vsinextricably
1 5.7

In a way that cannot be split into parts

focuses on inability to escape rather than mere undivided unity
unbreakably
vsinextricably
4.4

So strong that nothing can separate or destroy it

implies inability to escape rather than only physical durability

Antonyms

8.3

So each part can be treated apart from the others

How Inseparable

inextricably
14 8.0
closely
390 1.0
loosely
19 2.6
separately
148 2.1

Surface Forms

inextricably positive

Morphology

inextricably = inextricable (semi-transparent) = in + extricate + able + ly

Forming an adverb with the productive suffix '-ly' from the adjective 'inextricable' is a regular and obvious derivation for learners who know the adjective.

Etymology

The word inextricably comes from in- meaning 'not' and extricate, which means 'to untie' or 'to free from a tangle'. A helpful image is a knot you cannot undo: if things are inextricably linked they are 'not able to be untied', so they cannot be separated or escaped from.