inevitable
sure to occur, happen, or come; unalterable: The inevitable end of human life is death.
that which is unavoidable.
Origin of inevitable
1Other words for inevitable
Other words from inevitable
- in·ev·i·ta·bil·i·ty [in-ev-i-tuh-bil-i-tee] /ɪnˌɛv ɪ təˈbɪl ɪ ti/ in·ev·i·ta·ble·ness, noun
- in·ev·i·ta·bly, adverb
- qua·si-in·ev·i·ta·ble, adjective
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How to use inevitable in a sentence
Finding a callingBjerg’s high profile, lucrative career path was anything but inevitable as he grew up in Mejdal, Denmark, a town that did not have a restaurant until a pizzeria came to town during Bjerg’s teenage years.
When Allen suffered an ankle injury in the first quarter of Washington’s loss to the New York Giants last Sunday, it was inevitable the offense could change again.
So much has changed since Alex Smith last started for Washington. The offense might, too. | Nicki Jhabvala | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostMassive fraud was inevitable—the Justice Department set up a PPP team the day the program was established—and is increasingly coming to light.
The pandemic may be the greatest environment for business fraud in decades | Geoffrey Colvin | November 12, 2020 | FortuneAs more research is done in house at giant tech companies, certain trade-offs between the competing demands of business and research will become inevitable.
It seems inevitable humans will continue to destroy nature for a long time.
Are We Wired to Be Outside? - Issue 92: Frontiers | Grigori Guitchounts | November 11, 2020 | Nautilus
There has been very little mourning of this dual scalping, just a sense of inevitability.
A book from any notable politician has become more an inevitability than an exception.
Churchill Would Be Famous Today on the Strength of His Writing Alone | Anthony Paletta | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven to its critics, marriage equality seemed to be taking on the air of inevitability.
By the time ACT UP came around to deal with the inertia, it seemed like a raging inevitability that hit with the force of a blaze.
‘The Normal Heart’ and Hope in the Battlefield of AIDS | Michael Musto | May 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn the Internet we call the inevitability of this trope “Rule 63.”
How ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ and FanFiction Conquered Pop Culture | Arthur Chu | May 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTToday more than other days Raoul Beardsley felt the burden, the dragging sense of inevitability.
We're Friends, Now | Henry HassePerhaps after a time he might do something about it, but always without explanation, calmly, with the lofty inevitability of fate.
Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward WhiteThe gloomy scene with which it closes lacks the inevitability of true tragedy.
In the sphere of intelligence indeed inevitability has no meaning.
The Unpopular Review Vol. I | VariousHe had his moment of rebellion then at the inevitability of death and doom.
Kenny | Leona Dalrymple
British Dictionary definitions for inevitable
/ (ɪnˈɛvɪtəbəl) /
unavoidable
sure to happen; certain
the inevitable something that is unavoidable
Origin of inevitable
1Derived forms of inevitable
- inevitability or inevitableness, noun
- inevitably, adverb
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