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implacable
Meaning: unable to be calmed, softened, or satisfied
implacable in a sentence
How implacable is used in real sentences:
The detective was implacable in her search for the truth.
The reformer met implacable opposition from officials who refused every compromise.
“A master who reached Batavia early might exult over a profitable passage; one who sailed too far east faced an implacable combination of reefs and surf.”
— from the passage The Eastern Turn
Synonyms for implacable
Other words for implacable — unyielding, relentless and inflexible — carry the same meaning.
- unyielding
- relentless
- inflexible
Antonyms of implacable
Words that mean the opposite of implacable:
- forgiving
- appeasable
Where it comes from
From Latin implacabilis, meaning 'not able to be appeased.'
Word parts
- plac — please, calm
implacable: im- (not; form of in-) + plac (calm) + -able (able to be)
Memory hook
IM- means 'not' and placate means 'calm'; implacable means not calmable.
Practice implacable in the app