inevitably
UK/ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/
inevitably adverb: in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
Adverb
inevitably (not comparable)
- In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
- Inevitably, all creatures eventually die.
- The sun inevitably rises.
- Synonyms:
- certainly, inexorably, unavoidably, necessarily, in rerum natura
- As usual; predictably; as expected.
- Inevitably, the next-door neighbour began to mow his lawn just as she lays down her head after a long night shift.
- The child inevitably began to cry when his mother went to work.
- Synonyms:
- always, predictably, regularly
inevitably meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
inevitably in Hindi
- अपरिहार्य रूप से
inevitably in Tamil
- தவிர்க்க முடியாமல்
inevitably in Marathi
- अपरिहार्यपणे
inevitably in Urdu
- چار و ناچار, خوامخواہ, لامحالہ
More languagesFewer languages
- inevitably in Bengali
- অবশ্য obośśo
- inevitably in Telugu
- అనివార్యంగా
- inevitably in Malayalam
- അനിവാര്യമായി, അത്യന്താപേക്ഷിതമായി, സ്വാഭാവികമായി, അവശ്യമായി
- inevitably in Kannada
- ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯವಾಗಿ
- inevitably in Gujarati
- અનિવાર્યપણે, અનિવાર્ય રીતે
- inevitably in Odia
- ଅନିବାର୍ଯ୍ଯ଼ ଭାବେ, ଅନିବାର୍ଯ୍ଯ଼ ଭାବରେ
- inevitably in Sanskrit
- अवश्यम् avaśyam
- inevitably in Nepali
- अपरिहार्य रूपमा
Examples of inevitably in a sentence
- Despite the town's best efforts, the dam inevitably gave way.
- The inevitably cold winter approaches.
- The inevitably long line of customers queued for the latest 'Harry Potter'.
- In a period of transition from steam to diesel, many of the schemes are inevitably of an interim nature and only on full dieselisation will the final pattern be determined and full benefit derived.1960 June, “Diesel locomotive operation on the Great Eastern Line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 374:
- If so, passengers on the West of England line are in for a rough ride, as the reliability of these tired old British Rail trains inevitably declines, and maintenance costs rise.2026 February 18, Paul Clifton, “West of England Line problems laid bare”, in RAIL, page 7:
Synonyms of inevitably
- certainly
- inexorably
- unavoidably
- necessarily
- in rerum natura
- always
- predictably
- regularly
- ineluctably
- inescapably
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Antonyms
Origin of inevitably
From inevitable + -ly.
Questions about inevitably
- What does inevitably mean?
- Inevitably means in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
- What is inevitably in Hindi?
- Inevitably in Hindi is अपरिहार्य रूप से. See Inevitably meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use inevitably in a sentence?
- Despite the town's best efforts, the dam inevitably gave way.
- What part of speech is inevitably?
- Inevitably is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce inevitably?
- Inevitably is pronounced /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/ (UK).
Words near inevitably in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: inevitably (page history and authors); inevitably (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inevitably (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inevitably (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inevitably (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অবশ্য (Bengali) (page history and authors); inevitably (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inevitably (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); inevitably (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inevitably (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); inevitably (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); अवश्यम् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); inevitably (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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