Synonyms of ineluctable

ineluctable

adjective

ˌi-ni-ˈlək-tə-bəl 

as in inevitable

impossible to avoid or evade

the ineluctable approach of winter had many worried about the cost of heating their homes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inevitable
• necessary
• possible
• inescapable
• unavoidable
• definite
• probable
• sure
• unescapable
• destined
• certain
• ineludible
• likely
• relentless
• in the bag
• decided
• inexorable
• in the cards
• settled
• fated
• predetermined
• unstoppable
• preordained
• unremitting
• predestined
• foreordained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncertain
• avoidable
• unsure
• doubtful
• preventable
• unclear
• questionable
• dubious
• shaky
• unlikely
• evadable
• improbable
• unreliable
• unsettled
• undecided
• undependable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ineluctable

Not the musical act but the ineluctable, relentless passage of time that is all that separates us from the grave. — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026

With tendrils of blonde hair always trying to escape her wimple, there’s an ineluctable sensuality about Agnieszka. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025

The meanings of these images—which speak variously of environmental collapse, policy failure, ineluctable helplessness—do not invite their use as objects of contemplation. — Teju Cole, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025

But the ineluctable truth is that capitalism is here to stay and has no competitor. — Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019

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