inevitable

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Impossible to avoid or prevent.
2. (not-comparable) Predictable or always happening.

Noun

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

Synonyms

unavoidable

inescapable

necessary

certain

ineluctable

fatal

inexorable

sure

indispensable

essential

foreordained

imminent

impendent

impending

important

indivertible

inflexible

irresistible

needed

of necessity

predestinate

predetermined

urgent

‼️

usual

vital

cannot be helped

beyond one’s control

destined to take place

necessarily following

apodictic

shunless

be intended

bound

certainly

customary

destined

destiny

eventual

fateful

foregone

Translations

inévitable

inevitabile

inéluctable

unvermeidlich

inevitable

inevitável

inevitable

αναπόφευκτος

unabwendbar

inevitable

onvermijdelijk

unumgänglich

unvermeidbar

unausweichlich

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”).