inevitable

[in-ev-i-tuh-buhl] / ɪnˈɛv ɪ tə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

certain; cannot be avoided

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imminent impending inescapable inexorable irresistible necessary unavoidable undeniable

STRONG

binding doomed pat

WEAK

all locked up assured compulsory decided decreed destined determined fated fateful fixed for certain foreordained in the bag ineluctable ineludible inflexible irrevocable no ifs ands or buts obligatory ordained prescribed settled sure unalterable unpreventable without recourse

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoidable distant escapable later

WEAK

doubtful fortuitous preventable uncertain unlikely unsure

Example Sentences

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They beat United Rugby Championship holders Leinster in the final, scoring five tries in a ruthless first-half performance that made the result inevitable with 40 minutes still to play.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

But the way Riley’s screenplay portrays the average shoplifter may help the film skirt the inevitable pearl-clutching and finger-wagging.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Russia's foreign ministry said that those responsible would face "face inevitable and severe punishment".

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

With a vast amount of the world’s oil and gas trapped inside the Strait of Hormuz and global inventories shrinking, one inevitable result is people consuming less.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

There was nothing arbitrary or contingent about these changes; they were as inevitable as the discovery of America once Columbus had set sail.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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