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

Recent advancements have extended runway, and Epoch's own analysis treats continued scaling through 2030 as plausible but not an inevitability. — Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Given the near inevitability of natural, accidental, and weaponized biological incidents in the future, anxiety about growing risks is warranted, and it is magnified by the absence of a strategy to effectively manage those risks. — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Yet there’s also a growing inevitability to those clubs losing their stars to domestic rivals, an event occurring far more frequently than before and which further solidifies the hierarchical structure of English football. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

But the legacy sequel as near-inevitability didn’t really take off in earnest until the 2000s, when millennial nostalgia started contracting in quicker cycles. — Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026

But besides scheduling conflicts, Hunt pointed out that losing players is an inevitability given AFC Richmond’s recent successes. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026

And all the powers that be try to put a sense of inevitability on it. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026

And that could happen even before the Fed takes formal action if banks preemptively raise their rates to account for that inevitability. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 29 July 2026

But whether nestled in lush forests or barren deserts, these towns bear the scars of time, showcasing human ingenuity while reminding us of the inevitability of decay. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026