INEVITABILITIES Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of inevitability

as in likelihood

the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade a hockey team that has refused to accept the inevitability of defeat

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inevitable

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adjective

i-ˈne-və-tə-bəl

as in necessary

impossible to avoid or evade getting wet is inevitable if you are going to try to give your dog a bath

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Noun

Jay has always skillfully folded each turn into his larger mythology, going from drug dealer to rapper to label boss to executive with an air of inevitability, every choice subsumed into the glory of the hustle. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 As feminists fought patriarchy’s attempt to render women vulnerable socially and leave us dependent on men for money and more, the all-too-human inevitability of vulnerability and dependence got lost in the muck. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Adjective

Still, some experts say a humanitarian crisis is inevitable this year and next. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026 The Business Case For First Chances But this trajectory is not inevitable. — Maha Jweied, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inevitability

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Noun

In either case, the projector will rotate through the primary colors more rapidly, which helps minimize the likelihood of seeing rainbow artifacts (flashes of red, green, blue, and—in this case—yellow).

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026
The company’s research arm previously found that for every 1% drop in full engagement, the likelihood of voluntary attrition increases by 45%.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of likelihood

Noun

The Bears have asked for certainty for property taxes plus infrastructure and utility improvements.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Igshaan Adams’s The certainty of being a rose (ii), a sculpture made of beads, thread and textile, fetched £96,000 ($127,000) despite the auctioneer reminding bidders that proceeds would benefit environmental charities.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of certainty

Noun

Simulations accounting for a 4–6-kilometer-wide grounding zone suggest a 60-percent probability that the glacier will become unpinned from the Mouginot Ridge by the end of the century.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Farther east, including the I-35 corridor and the metroplex, rain chances will generally range from 30–50%, with lower probabilities toward our southeastern counties.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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