inextricably
- adverb
- /ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbli/
- 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.
- The spiritual and the mature worlds are inextricably connected.
- 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.
- OK, you've really got two issues here, but they are inextricably linked.
- Because the more I try to solve my wife's problem, the more I realize how inextricably connected the brain is.
- And what might have been an abstract thought prior to my visit there became quite visceral how their lives were inextricably linked with the oceans.
- If you ask people what is the American dream, the answer is inextricably tied up with a single family home with a white picket fence.
Examples
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- Your lives are inextricably linked.
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The history of educational drama is inextricably bound up with the Progressive Educational Movement.
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And it's all, it's all inextricably linked.
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Or are these somehow inextricably related?
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So I think it's inextricably linked with trying to be in the moment.
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My honor and my daughter are inextricably linked.
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The key issue here is how policy officials' expectations were inextricably linked to the politics of space.
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The modern American Christmas is inextricably bound with the privacy of the family home.
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The security of the Panama Canal has been inextricably connected to the defense of Panama.
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Physical activity and nutritional behaviors are also inextricably linked to self-perceptions.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
So closely connected that they cannot be kept apart
In a way that cannot be separated or broken
In a way that cannot be split into parts
So strong that nothing can separate or destroy it
Antonyms
How Inseparable
Surface Forms
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.