unavoidable

un·avoid·able

adj \ˌən-ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl\

Definition of UNAVOIDABLE

: not avoidable : inevitable <the accident was unavoidable>

— un·avoid·ably \-blē\ adverb

Examples of UNAVOIDABLE

1. <unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight>

First Known Use of UNAVOIDABLE

15th century

Related to UNAVOIDABLE

Synonyms: certain, ineluctable, ineludible, inescapable, necessary, sure, inevitable, unescapable

Antonyms: avoidable, evadable, uncertain, unsure

Related Words: decided, definite, settled; likely, possible, probable; destined, fated, foreordained, predestined, predetermined, preordained; inexorable, relentless, unremitting, unstoppable

Near Antonyms: preventable (also preventible); doubtful, dubious, questionable, shaky, unclear; undecided, unsettled; undependable, unreliable; improbable, unlikely

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