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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So it was inevitable that college sports found their way to Washington, and the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’m a firm believer in what Hannah Arendt says: Revolutions are impossible before they happen and inevitable after they happen.”

From The Wall Street Journal

And once local storage availability fills up, production cuts are inevitable.

From Barron's

A resolution to that will have to wait for the second season, which seems as inevitable as the eventual but thus-far-stymied romance of Dylan and Greg.

From The Wall Street Journal

The question really is how to help the coal zone, its workers and business owners and families, weather the inevitable.

From Los Angeles Times

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