as in likelihood
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade
a hockey team that has refused to accept the inevitability of defeat
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Recent Examples of inevitability
But in Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah, two of the best this league has seen at either end of the pitch, Liverpool have players who give them this sense of inevitability.
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Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
And in transportation, one of the highest-emitting sectors, reforms are unfolding into inevitability.
—Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The migration from consensus to empirical validation is an inevitability.
—Benjamin D. Summers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
There are hot seats and there are inevitabilities, unhappy endings to would-be fairy tales.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
With continued research and technology development, cramps may no longer need to be a frustrating inevitability.
—Michael Hales, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
That’s when the inevitability of Chawinga won out.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Kunkel concluded an inevitability.
—Delaney Nolan, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
What is certain is that, in recent decades, evidence has undermined the idea of inevitability — and inherent direction — in evolution.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
And in transportation, one of the highest-emitting sectors, reforms are unfolding into inevitability.
—Michaila Byrne, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
The migration from consensus to empirical validation is an inevitability.
—Benjamin D. Summers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
There are hot seats and there are inevitabilities, unhappy endings to would-be fairy tales.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
With continued research and technology development, cramps may no longer need to be a frustrating inevitability.
—Michael Hales, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
That’s when the inevitability of Chawinga won out.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Kunkel concluded an inevitability.
—Delaney Nolan, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
What is certain is that, in recent decades, evidence has undermined the idea of inevitability — and inherent direction — in evolution.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitability
Noun
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With both parties dug in, the likelihood of a shutdown remains high as the deadline approaches.—
Jenna Sundel
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Decentralization can reduce the risk of government mismanagement or overreach, lessening the likelihood of currency debasement and/or runaway inflation.—
Alex Pron,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And who doesn't, once in a while, need to be freed from the tyranny of certainty?—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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This would move us from probabilistic trust to mathematical certainty, transforming cryptographic assurance into a provable, unassailable fact.—
Pravir Malik,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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An investor may need to adjust future cash flows if the studio relies on loot boxes in regions where probability disclosures are trending toward mandatory.—
Dmitrii Khasanov,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Inevitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitability. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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