as in likelihood
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade
a hockey team that has refused to accept the inevitability of defeat
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Recent Examples of inevitability
By 2022, the idea of building something together had moved from abstraction to inevitability.
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Nia Bowers, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Johnson had the spotlight, the following, the inevitability.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
If the former is about the inevitability of falling in love, a complete surrender beyond the speaker’s control, the latter confronts the pain of romantic love’s aftermath.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
The backlash and the inevitability are not competing stories.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
There are a lot of inevitabilities coming into season five.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
While walking the red carpet at PaleyFest on Sunday, Wyle, who's also a writer, director, and executive producer on the medical drama, described Ganesh's departure as an inevitability.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Fluctuations in performance levels were seen as a near inevitability due to his previous lack of game time at City.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The music also brought to mind the idea of going down with the ship or a sense of crushing inevitability.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
Nia Bowers, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
Johnson had the spotlight, the following, the inevitability.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
If the former is about the inevitability of falling in love, a complete surrender beyond the speaker’s control, the latter confronts the pain of romantic love’s aftermath.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
The backlash and the inevitability are not competing stories.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
There are a lot of inevitabilities coming into season five.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
While walking the red carpet at PaleyFest on Sunday, Wyle, who's also a writer, director, and executive producer on the medical drama, described Ganesh's departure as an inevitability.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Fluctuations in performance levels were seen as a near inevitability due to his previous lack of game time at City.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The music also brought to mind the idea of going down with the ship or a sense of crushing inevitability.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitability
Noun
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The likelihood is that the stadium will host Champions League football next season while the work is going on, but with one end being devoid of supporters.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, the way a person interacts with the health care system might have nothing to do with their likelihood of developing a condition.—
Sara Novak,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As exemplified through his company’s latest venture, Morton believes predictive intelligence will increasingly define competitive advantage, allowing agents to act with greater certainty and timing.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Seeking certainty Traditionally, engineers have dealt with singularities through software fixes.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For this reason, the probability of encountering a descending elevator first is higher.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
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But while the civil court found the war crimes allegations were mostly proven on a balance of probabilities, the war crime murder charges would have to be proved in a criminal court to a higher standard of beyond reasonable doubt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Inevitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitability. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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