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Synonyms for inevitable
ɪnˈɛv ɪ tə bəlin·evitable

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Wiktionary3.0 / 4 votes

  1. inevitableadjective

    Synonyms:
    inescapable, unavoidable

  2. inevitableadjective

    impossible to avoid or prevent

    We were going so fast that the collision was inevitable.

    Synonyms:
    unavoidable, inescapable

  3. inevitableadjective

    predictable, or always happening

    My outburst met with the inevitable punishment.

    Synonyms:
    inescapable, unavoidable

English Synonyms and Antonyms2.8 / 4 votes

  1. inevitable

    That is necessary which must exist, occur, or be true; which in the nature of things can not be otherwise. That which is essential belongs to the essence of a thing, so that the thing can not exist in its completeness without it; that which is indispensable may be only an adjunct, but it is one that can not be spared; vigorous health is essential to an arctic explorer; warm clothing is indispensable. That which is requisite (or required) is so in the judgment of the person requiring it, but may not be so absolutely; thus, the requisite is more a matter of personal feeling than the indispensable. Inevitable (Latin in, not, and evito, shun) is primarily the exact equivalent of the Saxon unavoidable; both words are applied to things which some at least would escape or prevent, while that which is necessary may meet with no objection; food is necessary, death is inevitable; a necessary conclusion satisfies a thinker; an inevitable conclusion silences opposition. An infallible proof is one that necessarily leads the mind to a sound conclusion. Needed and needful are more concrete than necessary, and respect an end to be attained; we speak of a necessary inference; necessary food is what one can not live without, while needful food is that without which he can not enjoy comfort, health, and strength.

    Synonyms:
    essential, indispensable, infallible, necessary, needed, needful, required, requisite, unavoidable, undeniable

    Antonyms:
    casual, contingent, needless, non-essential, optional, unnecessary, useless, worthless

    Preposition:
    Necessary to a sequence or a total; for or to a result or a person; unity is necessary to (to constitute) completeness; decision is necessary for command, or for a commander.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 3 votes

  1. inevitable

    Synonyms:
    unavoidable, infallible, certain, irresistible, fixed

    Antonyms:
    avoidable, uncertain, indeterminate

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. inevitableadjective

    an unavoidable event

    "don't argue with the inevitable"

    Antonyms:
    avertable, evitable, avoidable, unpredictable, avertible

  2. inevitableadjective

    incapable of being avoided or prevented

    "the inevitable result"

    Antonyms:
    avertable, avertible, evitable, avoidable, unpredictable

  3. inevitableadjective

    invariably occurring or appearing

    "the inevitable changes of the seasons"

    Antonyms:
    avoidable, avertable, avertible, evitable, unpredictable

Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 2 votes

  1. inevitableadjective

    Synonyms:
    unavoidable, necessary, not to be escaped, that must be suffered

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How to use inevitable in a sentence?

  1. Vaile Wright:

    It's not inevitable that people with chronic stress will have negative outcomes, if you can identify the things that are in your control and then engage in healthy behaviors, you can mitigate some of that stress.

  2. Nabil Ahmed:

    We do face an extreme crisis of wealth concentration, and it’s important before all, I think, to recognize that it’s not inevitable. A strategic precondition to reining in extreme inequality is taxing the ultra-wealthy.

  3. Mike Gold:

    One inevitable failure for such a young system should not in any way shake anyone's faith in the rocket or the team. What's amazing is that it took this long to happen.

  4. Charlie Munger:

    When this thing goes up and becomes an extreme success, which is absolutely inevitable, I think there will end up to be more buildings like it on the UCSB campus.

  5. Theodore Roosevelt:

    We cannot afford merely to sit down and deplore the evils of city life as inevitable, when cities are constantly growing, both absolutely and relatively. We must set ourselves vigorously about the task of improving them; and this task is now well begun.


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