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Inevitable
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Inevitable
/ɪˈnevətəbəl/
Certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented.
Synonyms:
unavoidable
inescapable
certain
predestined
inexorable
Antonyms:
avoidable
uncertain
contingent
Examples:
Just as the
inevitable
mark of fire is that it burns.
It just delays the
inevitable
.
As to his going, it was
inevitable
.
Etymology:
From Late Latin inevitabilis, from Latin in-
not
+ evitabilis, from evitare
to avoid
.
Usage Statistics:
17 mentions per 1 million words
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