inevitably
Americanadverb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of inevitably
Explanation
If something is totally unavoidable, it is inevitably going to happen. Inevitably, the sun will come up tomorrow. The adverb inevitably comes from the negative of the French word for "avoid" or "shun." There are things you can put off for a while, but inevitably you're going to have to deal with them at some point, like telling your family that you crashed the car. No matter how free-spirited you imagine yourself, unless you are independently wealthy, you will inevitably have to settle down and get some sort of job, like writing and editing word definitions.
Vocabulary lists containing inevitably
"Rogue Wave," Vocabulary from the short story
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"The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe
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Example Sentences
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She added that the changes had inevitably led to some costs for businesses, and varying collection arrangements can sometimes be "confusing".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
"There will inevitably be greater scrutiny of how those same principles are applied closer to home."
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
It is the moment someone at the table inevitably says, “Eh, do we need these today?”
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Hilton needs to take a Chicano studies class, where discussions about the fluidity of Mexican identity inevitably come up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
A more virtuous job, I knew, would inevitably involve a pay cut.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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