inextricable
adjective
in·ex·tri·ca·ble
ˌi-nik-ˈstri-kə-bəl 
(ˌ)i-ˈnek-(ˌ)stri-
(ˌ)i-ˈnek-(ˌ)stri-
1
: forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
2
a
: incapable of being disentangled or untied
an inextricable knot
b
: not capable of being solved
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He argues that there is an inextricable link between poverty and poor health.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
For the last 25 years, Xbox and Halo have been inextricable.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Maybe the symptoms of his cognitive decline are inextricable from what seemed to you to be his general self-absorption and thoughtlessness.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
On the contrary, Poitras and Obenhaus see their human subject as inextricable from their historical ones.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Inextricable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inextricable. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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inextricable
adjective
in·ex·tri·ca·ble
ˌin-ik-ˈstrik-ə-bəl
(ˈ)in-ˈek-(ˌ)strik-
(ˈ)in-ˈek-(ˌ)strik-
: impossible to untangle or to get free from
an inextricable knot
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