inextirpable
- adjective
- /ˌɪnɛkˈstɪrpəbl/
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inextirpable
- After years of trying to rid the garden of bamboo, its roots remained inextirpable.
Examples
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The belief in justice proved inextirpable even through generations of repression.
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There are some traditions that seem inextirpable in rural communities.
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Some traditions are inextirpable in our culture.
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The inextirpable weeds in the garden keep coming back.
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After years of trying to rid the garden of bamboo, its roots remained inextirpable.
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The belief in justice proved inextirpable even through generations of repression.
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Some traditions in rural communities appear inextirpable despite modernization.
Synonyms
2
7.3
Not able to be destroyed and lasting forever
1
6.7
Very hard to stop or destroy
1
8.8
Not possible to remove completely
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7.1
Cannot be removed, like a mark or memory
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8.9
Impossible to stop or put out
Impossible to get rid of completely
Not able to be removed or erased completely
A mark, memory, or smell you cannot remove and that stays with you
Not possible to remove or avoid completely
Not able to be broken or damaged
Cannot be taken out from where it is
Antonyms
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Morphology
inextirpable = extirpable (semi-transparent) = in + extirpate + able
The negative prefix 'in-' attached to the adjective 'extirpable' forms a predictable negation, but 'extirpate/extirpable' are low-frequency Latinate items that many learners will not know, making inference uncertain.
Etymology
The word inextirpable starts with in- meaning 'not' and comes from the old word extirpate, which meant 'to uproot'. So inextirpable is 'not uprootable', meaning something you cannot remove or destroy completely.