inseparable

adjective

in·​sep·​a·​ra·​ble (ˌ)in-ˈse-p(ə-)rə-bəl 

1

: incapable of being separated or disjoined

inseparable issues

2

: seemingly always together : very intimate

inseparable friends

inseparability

(ˌ)in-ˌse-p(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

inseparable noun

inseparableness

(ˌ)in-ˈse-p(ə-)rə-bəl-nəs 

noun

inseparably

(ˌ)in-ˈse-p(ə-)rə-blē 

adverb

Synonyms

• bosom
• buddy-buddy
• chummy
• close
• especial
• familiar
• friendly
• intimate
• inward
• near
• thick
• tight

Examples of inseparable in a Sentence

One problem is inseparable from the other.

they've been inseparable friends since they met at summer camp years ago

Recent Examples on the Web

The viewpoint is that the yin and the yang of intelligence are inseparable. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025

Questioning Zionism Thompson's advocacy for Jewish refugees was inseparable from her advocacy for Zionism, the idea that Jewish people should have a nation in their ancestral homeland. —Mycah Hazel, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025

For the 19th-century Romantics, sublime referred not to something delightful—as it’s commonly used now— but to a sense of awe in nature inseparable from terror or danger. —Chloe Berge, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025

The vertiginous condensing of fiction and nonfiction, of past and present, has a radically destabilizing effect that’s inseparable from the audacity of Lou’s political vision. —Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin inseparabilis, from in- + separabilis separable

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for inseparable

• separable
• irreparable

Kids Definition

inseparable

adjective

in·​sep·​a·​ra·​ble (ˈ)in-ˈsep-(ə-)rə-bəl 

1

: impossible to separate

inseparable issues

2

: seemingly always together

inseparable friends

inseparability

(ˌ)in-ˌsep-(ə-)rə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

inseparably

(ˈ)in-ˈsep-(ə-)rə-blē 

adverb