Synonyms of inevitability

inevitability

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• likelihood
• inevitableness
• certainty
• probability
• ineluctability
• inexorability
• relentlessness
• inexorableness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncertainty
• improbability
• unlikelihood
• preventability
• doubtfulness
• unlikeliness
• dubiousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inevitability

History is full of companies that mistake longevity for inevitability. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 July 2026

The history of Kaskaskia is full of stories of resilience and stubborn pride, but also of the inevitability of nature. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Responsible leadership means proactively preparing the enterprise workforce for this imminent organizational down-sizing and structural workplace transition rather than denying its clear historical inevitability. — Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

But Norway held out and then, with a sense of inevitability, Haaland intervened at the end. — Stuart James, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Naturally, Doctorow has some ideas about how to push back against the prevailing narrative of AI’s inevitability. — ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026

If Toy Story 2 is about accepting the inevitability of the end, then Toy Story 3 is about experiencing its arrival. — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026

Moscow has long sought to depict its victory as an inevitability, demanding enormous Ukrainian concessions in exchange for any halt to the invasion -- and since January 2025 often with the explicit or implicit backing of the White House. — David Brennan, ABC News, 4 June 2026

For the past five years we’ve been presented, again and again, with the inevitability of AI in every aspect of our lives. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026