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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Troy Bridges, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Elon Musk has repeatedly argued that advances in AI and robotics will eventually make universal income unavoidable.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
And that makes failures unavoidable.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
However, given the prevalence of the drug in America, Joiner says horse racing commissions like New Mexico’s should adopt minimal thresholds to account for unavoidable environmental exposure to the drug.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 21 Jan. 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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