as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
some people believe that your fate is determined at birth and thus inescapable
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Recent Examples of inescapable
Amidst the silences and stilted conversation, their willingness to be in the same room flickers into existence a relationship other than their inescapable roles as killer and survivor.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Both songs were inescapable at their respective peaks and received the loudest reactions of the night.
—Eden Dinneen, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
Mýa grew up with a musician father, from the R&B band Jump Street, so the sound was inescapable.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Chavez, who helped secure rights and fair wages for farmworkers in the 1960s and ’70s, and his name and influence are inescapable in California.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Both songs were inescapable at their respective peaks and received the loudest reactions of the night.
—Eden Dinneen, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026
Mýa grew up with a musician father, from the R&B band Jump Street, so the sound was inescapable.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Chavez, who helped secure rights and fair wages for farmworkers in the 1960s and ’70s, and his name and influence are inescapable in California.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inescapable
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Tumi also offers a more high-end version at 31 percent off, featuring a wipeable lining for inevitable makeup leaks.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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Was that inevitable given her skills?—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Last spring, the mayor vetoed the budget adopted by the council, and an override ended up being necessary.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The cosmonauts are effectively the human equivalent of first dog Laika, sacrificing themselves — if necessary — for the good of the wider populous.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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“Inescapable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inescapable. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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