What does "inexorably" mean?

In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.

What is a synonym for "inexorably"?

Common synonyms include: certainly, cruelly, deterministically, finally, firmly, grimly.

Pronounced //ɪnˈɛk.sə.ɹə.bli//.

/ɪnˈɛk.sə.ɹə.bli/ adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adverb

1
In an inexorable manner; without the possibility of stopping or prevention.
"We watched as the storm clouds advanced inexorably closer to us."

Adverb

"The threat was inexorably close."

From inexorable + -ly.