INEVITABLE Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

inevitable

adjective

i-ˈne-və-tə-bəl

Definition of inevitable

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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Recent Examples of inevitable 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 Lee, who viewed the decision as inevitable and felt obliged to support Roh, made the announcement. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 One of science fiction’s oldest themes is its insistence that the future isn’t inevitable. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inevitable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitable

Adjective

Expect Raman, whom City Hall opponents have long trashed as conflict-averse, to focus on a message of possibility and positivity while holding her ground and striking back — and hard — when necessary.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Officials said no other evacuations were necessary and public safety employees and emergency responders remained on duty.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of necessary

Adjective

The students who stepped forward when their teacher collapsed playing basketball in Michigan illustrate what becomes possible when CPR skills are taught before they are needed.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
The film team had to come up with a strategy to capture as much as possible without interfering with Schnell’s challenge.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of possible

Adjective

No matter how smoothly electrons flow through mitochondria, a certain amount of ROS is unavoidable in everyday life.

— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Regardless of how these questions are answered, some degree of favoritism would be unavoidable because not every company would benefit.

— DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026