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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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has been unavoidable this summer.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025
City officials are seeking to carry out the layoffs without hits to services, but some impacts will be unavoidable as a result of those cuts and furlough days.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
In business, stress is just as unavoidable, but it can be transformed into an opportunity for growth.
—Sacha Obaid, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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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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