inevitable

[ in-ev-i-tuh-buhl ]

/ ɪnˈɛv ɪ tə bəl /

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adjective

unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; fated: an inevitable conclusion.

sure to occur, happen, or come; unalterable: The inevitable end of human life is death.

noun

that which is unavoidable.

OTHER WORDS FOR inevitable

1 unavoidable, ineluctable.

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Origin of inevitable

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word inēvītābilis; see in-³, evitable

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, nounin·ev·i·ta·bly, adverbqua·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.
The enduring and ongoing legacy of Bjergsen|Noah Smith|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
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 Post
Massive 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|Fortune
As more research is done in house at giant tech companies, certain trade-offs between the competing demands of business and research will become inevitable.
AI is wrestling with a replication crisis|Emily Luong|November 12, 2020|MIT Technology Review

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.
Is There Life Left in ‘The View’?|Tim Teeman|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Even to its critics, marriage equality seemed to be taking on the air of inevitability.
The Battle for LGBT Equality Isn’t Over Yet|Gene Robinson|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
On 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|DAILY BEAST
Today more than other days Raoul Beardsley felt the burden, the dragging sense of inevitability.
We're Friends, Now|Henry Hasse
Perhaps 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 White
The gloomy scene with which it closes lacks the inevitability of true tragedy.
The World's Greatest Books -- Volume 17 -- Poetry and Drama|Various
In the sphere of intelligence indeed inevitability has no meaning.
The Unpopular Review Vol. I|Various
He had his moment of rebellion then at the inevitability of death and doom.
Kenny|Leona Dalrymple

British Dictionary definitions for inevitable

inevitable

/ (ɪnˈɛvɪtəbəl) /

adjective

unavoidable

sure to happen; certain

noun

the inevitable something that is unavoidable

Derived forms of inevitable

inevitability or inevitableness, nouninevitably, adverb

Word Origin for inevitable

C15: from Latin inēvītābilis, from in- 1 + ēvītābilis, from ēvītāre to shun, from vītāre to avoid

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