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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inevitably, necessarily, of necessity, needsadverb

    in such a manner as could not be otherwise

    "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective"

  2. inescapably, ineluctably, inevitably, unavoidablyadverb

    by necessity

    "the situation slid inescapably toward disaster "

Wiktionary

  1. inevitablyadverb

    In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.

  2. inevitablyadverb

    As usual; predictably; as expected.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Inevitablyadverb

    Without possibility of escape.

    Etymology: from inevitable.

    The day thou eat'st thereof, my sole command
    Transgrest, inevitably thou shalt die. John Milton, Par. Lost.

    How inevitably does an immoderate laughter end in a sigh? Robert South, Sermons.

    To look no further than the next line, it will inevitably follow, that they can drive to no certain point. Dryden.

    Inflammations of the bowels oft inevitably tend to the ruin of the whole. Gideon Harvey, on Consumptions.

    If our sense of hearing were exalted, we should have no quiet or sleep in the silentest nights, and we must inevitably be stricken deaf or dead with a clap of thunder. Richard Bentley.

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  1. inevitably

    Inevitably refers to something that is certain to happen, unavoidable or inescapable. It implies a necessary or predictable outcome or consequence of a particular situation or set of circumstances.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inevitablyadverb

    without possibility of escape or evasion; unavoidably; certainly

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'inevitably' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3158

  2. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'inevitably' in Adverbs Frequency: #242

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of inevitably in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of inevitably in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of inevitably in a Sentence

  1. Secretary Carter:

    The result of this kind of action will inevitably, simply be to inflame the civil war in Syria.

  2. David Lipton:

    Approval of a budget consistent with the program objective of reducing the general government deficit to 3.7 percent of GDP is a key condition for the completion of the (IMF aid) program, approval of a budget that deviates from program objectives for 2016 and the medium-term will interrupt the program and inevitably disrupt the associated international financing.

  3. Andrew Nurnberg:

    There will inevitably be speculation regarding Harper Lee as Harper Lee has lived a very private life, she was genuinely surprised at the discovery of the manuscript but delighted by the suggestion to publish what she considers to be the' parent' to' Mockingbird.' I met with her last autumn and again over two days in January ; she was in great spirits and increasingly excited at the prospect of this novel finally seeing the light of day.

  4. Sharunda Buchanan:

    My goal for this office is to serve as a resource for communities, I want to work alongside these communities, i like to say that environmental justice and health equity are inextricably linked. If you find an environmental justice issue, you're going to inevitably find a health issue.

  5. Sandeep Dadlani:

    We have seen many elections come and go. It is common in all election seasons for rhetoric and extreme personalities to shine. Inevitably we have found governments from both sides to eventually come up with sensible policies.

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