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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Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Energy experts have been warning oil futures have been totally disconnected from the reality that exists in the physical market, but a reckoning is unavoidable and imminent, according to a top oil analyst.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Stallings said difficult choices were unavoidable.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Luxon blamed reports of unrest within his party's ranks on news outlets, but one political poll released days ago appeared to have made a discussion of leadership unavoidable.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 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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