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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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Some triggers, like hormonal changes, are unavoidable.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 29 Apr. 2025
How To Get Ready for AI Agents Shifting to agentic AI is unavoidable.
—Srinivasa Rao Bittla, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The game explores the notion that violence is unavoidable, cyclical, and generational, before forcing the player to sympathize with Abby and question whether anyone is fully a hero or a villain.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 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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