inevitable

[in-ev-i-tuh-buhl] / ɪnˈɛv ɪ tə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

certain; cannot be avoided

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imminent impending inescapable inexorable irresistible necessary unavoidable undeniable

STRONG

binding doomed pat

WEAK

all locked up assured compulsory decided decreed destined determined fated fateful fixed for certain foreordained in the bag ineluctable ineludible inflexible irrevocable no ifs ands or buts obligatory ordained prescribed settled sure unalterable unpreventable without recourse

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoidable distant escapable later

WEAK

doubtful fortuitous preventable uncertain unlikely unsure

Example Sentences

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The “international community” treats that project as inviolable, inevitable, untouchable.

From The Wall Street Journal

The exact timing of a memory bust is difficult to predict, but it is inevitable.

From Barron's

Some of this friction is inevitable; care tasks are cyclical, after all, and no system abolishes effort entirely.

From Salon

Hygiene Bank chief executive Ruth Brock said: "This is not an inevitable part of life in Britain – together, with government, businesses and communities, we can and must end it."

From BBC

Throughout their careers, that current crop have made century-making feel inevitable.

From BBC

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