as in likelihood
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade
the continuing debate over the ineluctability of global warming
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineluctability
Noun
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The announcements appear to shift the conversation to the likelihood of a downtown Kansas City stadium, the team’s original desire.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026 -
In fact, many of the strongest solar storms on record have occurred during this milder phase, but the likelihood of witnessing a powerful, naked-eye-visible aurora is especially high right now, given the sun’s tumultuousness.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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By the time uncertainty gives way to inevitability, options may narrow fast.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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That sense of inevitability, however, didn’t protect him from doubt.—
Desjah Altvater,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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If anything, this incident suggests that premature certainty may have extended beyond the officer involved to those who rushed to defend his actions.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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This genetic certainty has made the disease especially devastating for families, which may watch the illness unfold in one generation while younger relatives live for years under the shadow of uncertainty about their own future.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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This year Kalshi has seen more than $150 million in volume on its Super Bowl LX winner market, with users pinning the probability of a Seattle Seahawks win over the New England Patriots at 68%.—
A.J. Perez,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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However, this interjection increases the probability of overlapping or even conflicting instructions to vendors.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Ineluctability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineluctability. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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