inevitable

Meaning

Adj

1. Impossible to avoid or prevent.
2. Predictable or always happening.

Noun

Something that is predictable, necessary, or cannot be avoided.

Concepts

inevitable

unavoidable

inescapable

necessary

certain

ineluctable

fatal

sure

inexorable

indispensable

essential

important

needed

foregone

beyond one’s control

cannot be helped

of necessity

impending

destined to take place

necessarily following

irresistible

impendent

indivertible

customary

usual

shunless

imminent

predestinate

fateful

urgent

vital

be intended

foreordained

destined

bound

inflexible

destiny

apodictic

certainly

predetermined

eventual

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈɛvɪtəbəl/

Etymology

From Middle French inevitable, from Latin inēvītābilis (“unavoidable”), from in- + ēvītābilis (“avoidable”), from ēvītāre (“to avoid”), from ē- (“out”) + vītāre (“to shun”).