unavoidable
Americanadjective
adjective
-
unable to be avoided; inevitable
-
law not capable of being declared null and void
Other Word Forms
- unavoidability noun
- unavoidableness noun
- unavoidably adverb
Etymology
Origin of unavoidable
1570–80; un- 1 + avoidable ( def. )
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“You have this unavoidable spending you can’t control,” Dhar said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
Whether or not Mastercard and Visa succeed in harnessing stablecoins, the biggest names in traditional finance seem to believe digital currencies are unavoidable.
From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026
Where this is all going is as unavoidable as the fact that Scotty died on what seems to be only road in and out of town.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
She added the authority had a legal duty to deal with Marsh's appeal, a process it said required unavoidable expenditure.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
After ten minutes of polite assistance Ishmael wondered aloud if his DeSoto wasn’t the answer and persisted in this vein for five minutes more before Hisao yielded to it as an unavoidable evil.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
