unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl 
: not avoidable : inevitable
The accident was unavoidable.
Examples of unavoidable in a Sentence
unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Ruth Jessen Hickman, Health, 12 June 2026
The film explores the increasingly challenging coexistence of humans with polar bears – the world’s largest land predators – as climate change forces the mammals closer to human settlements to hunt for food, making dangerous encounters unavoidable.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 11 June 2026
Some elevation in blood pressure may be unavoidable for some people, but lifestyle changes can help.
—Craig O. Weber, Verywell Health, 11 June 2026
No matter the content of these stories, their hidden subject seemed to be the unavoidable and imminent loss of these men.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
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unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvȯid-ə-bəl
: not avoidable : inevitable
the accident was unavoidable
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