inevitably

American  

[in-ev-i-tuh-blee] / ɪnˈɛv ɪ tə bli /

adverb

1. in a way that cannot be avoided or escaped; as will certainly or necessarily happen.

   All we parents can do is our best, and when we inevitably screw up, we know that tomorrow's another day.

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Other Word Forms

• quasi-inevitably adverb

Etymology

Origin of inevitably

inevitab(le) ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

“There will inevitably have to be a big pullback in data center spend,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the discussion that followed, he dismissed the idea that technological change inevitably leaves workers worse off, citing past waves of innovation that reshaped jobs rather than eliminated them.

From Barron's

He hopes “A World Appears” encourages others to do the same: to observe what’s going on inside of them a little more, and when boredom, inevitably, creeps in to, perhaps, do nothing about it all.

From Los Angeles Times

Over the last five decades, new coverage of racial injustice or Black politics almost inevitably included a quote from Jackson.

From Salon

This “”will inevitably reactivate the trauma of some victims…some of whom are not necessarily known to us,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• necessarily
• surely