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Definitions for inevitable
ɪnˈɛv ɪ tə bəlin·evitable
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Princeton's WordNet
inevitableadjective
an unavoidable event
"don't argue with the inevitable"
inevitableadjective
incapable of being avoided or prevented
"the inevitable result"
inevitableadjective
invariably occurring or appearing
"the inevitable changes of the seasons"
Wiktionary
inevitablenoun
Something that is predictable, or cannot be avoided.
inevitableadjective
impossible to avoid or prevent
We were going so fast that the collision was inevitable.
inevitableadjective
predictable, or always happening
My outburst met with the inevitable punishment.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
INEVITABLEadjective
Unavoidable; not to be escaped.
Etymology: inevitable, Fr. inevitabilis, Lat.
I had a pass with him: he gives me the stuck in with such a mortal motion, that it is inevitable. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.
Fate inevitable
Subdues us. John Milton.Since my inevitable death you know,
You safely unavailing pity show. John Dryden, Aurengzebe.
Wikipedia
Inevitable
Inevitable is a Latin rock song co-written and performed by Colombian-born singer Shakira, released as the third single from her 1998 multi-platinum album Dónde Están los Ladrones?.
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inevitable
Inevitable refers to something that is certain to happen and cannot be prevented or avoided. It is a condition or outcome that is unavoidable or destined to occur.
Webster Dictionary
Inevitableadjective
not evitable; incapable of being shunned; unavoidable; certain
Inevitableadjective
irresistible
Etymology: [L. inevitabilis: cf. F. invitable. See In- not, and Evitable.]
Wikidata
Inevitable
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, inevitables are extraplanar magical constructs.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Inevitable
in-ev′it-a-bl, adj. not able to be evaded or avoided: that cannot be escaped: irresistible.—n. Inev′itableness.—adv. Inev′itably.—The inevitable, that which is sure to happen. [Fr.,—L. inevitabilis—in, not, evitabilis, avoidable—evitāre, to avoid—e, out of, vitāre, to avoid.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'inevitable' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3453
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'inevitable' in Adjectives Frequency: #473
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of inevitable in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of inevitable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of inevitable in a Sentence
Such information should only be used for crises like infectious diseases, but thankfully our people understand that it is inevitable in battling the pandemic.
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violen trevolution inevitable.
We have seen a marked increase in Chinese aggressiveness and assertiveness over the past year, so you could argue this is not something new and associated with the withdrawal from Afghanistan, although the withdrawal from Afghanistan feeds the Chinese narrative of inevitable decline of U.S. power.
It's inevitable that mistakes will be made.
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.
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- المحتومArabic
- অনিবার্যBengali
- inevitableCatalan, Valencian
- nevyhnutelnýCzech
- zwangsläufig, unvermeidlich, unabwendbarGerman
- inevitableSpanish
- vältimatuEstonian
- ناگزیر, حتمیالوقوع, حتمیPersian
- ennalta arvattava, väistämätön, vääjäämätönFinnish
- inévitableFrench
- inevitábel, inevitableGalician
- अपरिहार्यHindi
- elkerülhetetlenHungarian
- inevitabileItalian
- בלתי נמנעHebrew
- 必然, 確実, 避けられない, 当然, 不可避, 必至Japanese
- 피할 수 없는Korean
- necesseLatin
- onafwendbaar, onvermijdelijk, voorspelbaarDutch
- inevitableOccitan
- nieuniknionyPolish
- inevitávelPortuguese
- neocolibil, inevitabilRomanian
- неизбежный, неминуемыйRussian
- neodvratnýSlovak
- ofrånkomlig, oundvikligSwedish
- தவிர்க்க முடியாதTamil
- แน่นอนThai
- kaçınılmazTurkish
- ناگزیر ، اٹلUrdu
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