Inextricable: meaning, example and synonyms

Inextricableadj. Impossible to separate, untangle, or escape from.

Flashcard for Inextricable (adjective): impossible to separate, untangle, or escape from. Example: For many coastal communities, the history of the town is inextricable from the history of the fishing industry that built it. Synonyms: inseparable, intertwined, entangled, interwoven. Antonyms: separable, independent, detachable, distinct. Memory tip: in- ("not") + extricate ("free from a tangle"): can't be pulled apart. Illustration: two vines of different colors tightly twisted together around each other climbing a garden post.

Example

For many coastal communities, the history of the town is inextricable from the history of the fishing industry that built it.

Part of speech
adjective
Synonyms
inseparable, intertwined, entangled, interwoven
Antonyms
separable, independent, detachable, distinct
Memory tip
in- ("not") + extricate ("free from a tangle"): can't be pulled apart.

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Pick the word that best completes each text, as on the SAT's words-in-context questions.

Question 1

In the novelist's view, a character's choices are ______ from the place that shaped her; to understand one, a reader must understand the other.

Question 2

The economic and environmental problems facing the delta are ______: any plan that ignores the fishing industry will fail to protect the wetlands.

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