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
Moving between floors, the characters’ journey seems both improbable and inevitable.
I guess the commingling of two reality show crazes — houses and wedding dresses — was inevitable.
When you walk a dog, your mind is as likely to wander as the dog is | John Kelly | February 10, 2021 | Washington PostAs this age cohort is vaccinated, it is inevitable that some deaths will happen around the same time as vaccinations.
The good death means accepting death as inevitable, and not fighting it when the time comes.
He thinks something would be lost if physical GameStop stores disappear, but he acknowledged that it’s probably inevitable.
Despite record stock surge, GameStop is still struggling to stay afloat | Abha Bhattarai, Taylor Telford | February 1, 2021 | Washington Post
The cameraman was reporting on the factory catching fire when the inevitable happened.
Fireworks Factory Explodes in Colorful Burst | The Daily Beast Video | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSentences making such outcomes inevitable were once rare, but many inmates are serving them now.
Its arrival, experts say, is not just inevitable but imminent.
Instead, Sanders sold it for a sweet $87,000, which triggered an inevitable lawsuit (PDF).
Bid on CIA’s Osama Action Figure, Lewinsky's Lingerie, and More at This L.A. Auction House | Asawin Suebsaeng | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPanic—and the inevitable panicking about the panic—is counterproductive.
In the old world, poverty seemed, and poverty was, the natural and inevitable lot of the greater portion of mankind.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockThe voice of duty called her to the kitchen, where her cook patiently awaited her inevitable, and always painful, audience.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe attitude of his youth returned; the pain was necessary, yet would bring inevitable joy as its result.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodIf it be a necessary, inevitable arrangement, I would not interfere with it for the world.
Was it the threat of Tony's near arrival that made her confession—and his dismissal—at last inevitable?
The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
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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