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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Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Where this is all going is as unavoidable as the fact that Scotty died on what seems to be only road in and out of town.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Yet many of the old-timers and young tech workers who live here seem to have accepted the coming changes as an unavoidable reality of California’s deepening housing crisis.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the district faces unavoidable expenses.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unavoidable. Accessed 13 Mar. 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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