inevitable
UK/ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl//ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/
inevitable adjective: impossible to avoid or prevent.
Adjective
inevitable (comparative more inevitable, superlative most inevitable)
- Impossible to avoid or prevent.
- We were going so fast that the collision was inevitable.
- It was inevitable that such a system should lead to the wide use of nicknames to distinguish identically named members of a family[…]1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xv
- Synonyms:
- inescapable, natural, necessary
- Predictable or always happening.
- My outburst met with the inevitable punishment.
- This horse and rider, with their free, rhythmical gallop, were the only moving things to be seen on the face of the flat country. They seemed, in the last sad light of evening, not to be there accidentally, but as an inevitable detail of the landscape.1912, Willa Cather, The Bohemian Girl
Noun
inevitable (plural inevitables)
- Something that is predictable, necessary, or cannot be avoided.
- I pass also the jealousies, the quarrels, the disgusts, that make the catholic questions and corn-bills of married life—and only dwell on one particular: some irresistible hat, some adorable cap, some exquisite robe, has rather elongated your milliner's list of inevitables...1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XI, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 98
- In the migratory patterns of the city's art scenes, there are two inevitables: First, that neighbourhoods where art makes its home become instantly more attractive; and second, because of it, art won't be at home for long.2009 August 22, Murray Whyte, “Seeking successors to the Queen West gallery scene”, in Toronto Star
Proper noun capitalized: Inevitable
Inevitable
inevitable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
inevitable in Hindi
- impossible to avoid or prevent
- अटल aṭal, अपरिहार्य aprihārya, अनिवार्य anivārya, अवश्यंभावी avaśyambhāvī, नागुज़ीर nāguzīr, लाज़िम lāzim
inevitable in Tamil
- impossible to avoid or prevent
- இன்றியமையாதது iṉṟiyamaiyātatu
inevitable in Marathi
- impossible to avoid or prevent
- अपरिहार्य aprihārya
inevitable in Urdu
- impossible to avoid or prevent
- ناگزیر nāguzīr, اٹل aṭal
More languagesFewer languages
- inevitable in Bengali
- অনিবার্য onibarjo
- inevitable in Telugu
- అనివార్యం, అనివార్యమైనది
- inevitable in Malayalam
- ഒഴിവാക്കാനാവാത്ത
- inevitable in Kannada
- ಅಪರಿಹಾರ್ಯ, ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯ, ಸುಪರಿಚಿತ, ಬೇಸರ ಬರುವಷ್ಟು ಬಳಕೆಯಾದ
- inevitable in Punjabi
- ਅਟੱਲ
- inevitable in Gujarati
- અનિવાર્ય
- inevitable in Odia
- ଅନିବାର୍ଯ୍ଯ଼, ଅନିବାର୍ଯ଼
- inevitable in Sanskrit
- अवश्य avaśya, आवश्यक āvaśyaka
- inevitable in Nepali
- आवश्यक
- inevitable in Arabic
- حَتْمِيّ ḥatmiyy
- inevitable in Persian
- حتمی hatmi, حتمیالوقوع hatmi-ol-voqu', ناگزیر nâgozir
Examples of inevitable in a sentence
- Every champagne has to be liqueured after its disgorgement, to replace the inevitable loss.
- After the third strike he returned to the bench to face the inevitable persiflage from his teammates.
- With a punctilious slap of the gloves, the duel was now inevitable.
Synonyms of inevitable
- inescapable
- natural
- necessary
- certain
- unavoidable
- impreventable
- foregone
- ineluctable
- inexorable
- irresistible
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Antonyms
Forms of inevitable
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more inevitable |
| superlative | most inevitable |
| Noun | |
| plural | inevitables |
Origin of inevitable
From Middle French inevitable, from Latin inēvītābilis (“unavoidable”), from in- + ēvītābilis (“avoidable”), from ēvītāre (“to avoid”), from ē- (“out”) + vītāre (“to shun”).
Words formed from inevitable
Phrases with inevitable
Questions about inevitable
- What does inevitable mean?
- Inevitable means impossible to avoid or prevent.
- What is inevitable in Hindi?
- Inevitable in Hindi is अटल (aṭal), अपरिहार्य (aprihārya), अनिवार्य (anivārya). See Inevitable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is inevitable?
- Inevitable can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce inevitable?
- Inevitable is pronounced /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/ (UK).
Words near inevitable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inevitable (page history and authors); Inevitable (page history and authors); inevitable (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inevitable (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inevitable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inevitable (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inevitable (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inevitable (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); अवश्य (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); आवश्यक (Nepali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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