inextricable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French inextricable, from Latin inextricabilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbl/, /ˌɪnɛkˈstrɪkəbl/, /ɪnˈɛkstrɪkəbl/ === Adjective === inextricable (not comparable) (of a knot etc) Impossible to untie or disentangle. (of a problem) Impossible to solve. (of a maze etc) Impossible from which to escape. Antonym: extricable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin inextrīcābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.nɛk.stʁi.kabl/ === Adjective === inextricable (plural inextricables) inextricable, impossible to disentangle Near-synonym: insoluble ==== Derived terms ==== inextricablement === Further reading === “inextricable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ineɡstɾiˈkable/ [i.neɣ̞s.t̪ɾiˈka.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: i‧nex‧tri‧ca‧ble === Adjective === inextricable m or f (masculine and feminine plural inextricables) inextricable ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “inextricable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025