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

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Etymology

Origin of inevitably

inevitab(le) ( def. ) + -ly

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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.

Example Sentences

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inevitably

If Carrick does depart, finances will inevitably be a factor.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Oschin’s scalelike steel panels, albeit part of a smart, efficient structural solution, inevitably read as a watered-down redux of Frank Gehry’s Bilbao-era work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

A verdict there is expected soon, and any appeal will inevitably land in federal court, and raise similar questions about free speech.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

Needless to say, the stock market will inevitably rally at some point between now and the end of the year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Recall that most wild plants either are regularly cross-pollinated hermaphrodites or consist of separate male and female individuals that inevitably depend on another individual for pollination.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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