UNESCAPABLE Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

unescapable

adjective

ˌən-i-ˈskā-pə-bəl

Definition of unescapable

as in inevitable

impossible to avoid or evade you will make some mistakes—that is just one of the unescapable realities of this job

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Recent Examples of unescapable For weeks, the footage was unescapable. — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026 Its remaining residents are terrified that each blast, bomb and body that lies uncollected on the streets ensnares them in the same trap of unescapable killings and destruction. — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 27 Mar. 2022 Which means Alabamians must look far, far into the future, beyond the pandering of the moment to the inevitable, unescapable, unintended consequences. — John Archibald | [email protected], al, 3 Nov. 2021 Yet months into a pandemic that’s forcing physical classrooms to remain closed, the unescapable proximity has caused many parents to struggle. — Gina Rich, Good Housekeeping, 28 Oct. 2020

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Adjective

Royal was committed to Texas for nearly a year, but everyone with any inside knowledge believed a flip to the instate Tigers was inevitable.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The issue of Japan's aging society and its shrinking workforce are an inescapable part of life in Japan, and foreign workers are an inevitable part of the solution.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of inevitable

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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

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unescapable

unessential

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