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
During this season, we humans are reminded of the inevitability of death.
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George Petras, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
The leaves fall off the trees, which reminds you of the inevitability of death.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
By contrast, maybe such language engenders a sense of defeatism, a belief in the inevitability of collapse which is collectively paralyzing.
—Ed Simon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
The interminable inevitability has come to pass.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
For weeks, the postseason was the Toronto Blue Jays’ unspoken inevitability.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
And in transportation, one of the highest-emitting sectors, reforms are unfolding into inevitability.
—Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The migration from consensus to empirical validation is an inevitability.
—Benjamin D. Summers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
There are hot seats and there are inevitabilities, unhappy endings to would-be fairy tales.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
George Petras, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
The leaves fall off the trees, which reminds you of the inevitability of death.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
By contrast, maybe such language engenders a sense of defeatism, a belief in the inevitability of collapse which is collectively paralyzing.
—Ed Simon
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
The interminable inevitability has come to pass.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
For weeks, the postseason was the Toronto Blue Jays’ unspoken inevitability.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
And in transportation, one of the highest-emitting sectors, reforms are unfolding into inevitability.
—Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The migration from consensus to empirical validation is an inevitability.
—Benjamin D. Summers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
There are hot seats and there are inevitabilities, unhappy endings to would-be fairy tales.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitability
Noun
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But there is a substantial difference between the likelihood of that situation and that of gun use in accidental or purposeful harm, Moutier said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Exacerbating the pressure is the fact that more VCs than ever are trying to funnel capital into possible winners, at a time where there’s no certainty about what evaluating success or traction even looks like.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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With each passing day, a shutdown is looking more like a certainty than a possibility.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
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The Climate Prediction Center forecasts a high probability of above-normal temperatures from September through November.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Inevitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitability. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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