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 This is an entirely different era of golf, and Scheffler finally topping Woods in career earnings was inevitable. — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 During a major event like the one central Indiana saw in August in which 11 inches of rain fell in just 48 hours, flooding is inevitable, but wetlands can greatly reduce the damage, Chapman said. — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 31 Aug. 2026 As long as companies insist on taking a more edgy approach to their branding, such missteps are all but inevitable. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The departure of Cooper, co-founder of the Gen-Z podcast empire Unwell, was seen as inevitable, per numerous sources. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inevitable

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Adjective

Addressing workers at the company’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen Group CEO Oliver Blume warned Tuesday that eliminating tens of thousands of jobs could be necessary to remain competitive.

— Maegan Vazquez, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
The equipment in the classroom is also outdated and no longer reaches performance capabilities necessary for modern digital art, web design and 2D and 3D imaging, officials said.

— Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of necessary

Adjective

Sunlight Place the plant in a sunny window, south-facing if possible, and give it four to six hours of sunlight each day.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026
Carley Garner, a commodity market strategist and broker at DeCarley Trading, said smaller futures and oil ETFs such as the United States Oil Fund (ticker USO) have made speculation possible for traders at almost any level of experience or funding.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of possible

Adjective

Investors who learn to read those signals gain time to adjust before the adjustment becomes unavoidable.

— Thomas Hartmann, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
As these ads become more prolific and consequently unavoidable, more people are speaking out in the hopes that restaurants will stop turning to AI altogether − which falls in line with Americans' increasingly negative views on AI and Big Tech.

— Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026