unavoidable

adjective

un·​avoid·​able ˌən-ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl How to pronounce unavoidable (audio)
: not avoidable : inevitable
The accident was unavoidable.
unavoidably adverb

Examples of unavoidable in a Sentence

unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Videos made with OpenAI's Sora app are flooding TikTok, Instagram Reels and other platforms, making people increasingly familiar — and fed up — with nearly unavoidable synthetic footage being pumped out by what amounts to an artificial intelligence slop machine. Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025 Political violence can reach a point where a long period of bloodshed becomes nearly unavoidable. Darren Kew, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025 The learning curve will be unavoidable. Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 That timing made the essays unavoidable. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unavoidable

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unavoidable was in the 15th century

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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unavoidable. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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unavoidable

adjective
un·​avoid·​able ˌən-ə-ˈvȯid-ə-bəl How to pronounce unavoidable (audio)
: not avoidable : inevitable
the accident was unavoidable
unavoidably adverb

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