INEVITABILITIES Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

inevitability 1 of 2

noun

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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inevitable

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adjective

i-ˈne-və-tə-bəl

as in necessary

impossible to avoid or evade getting wet is inevitable if you are going to try to give your dog a bath

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Recent Examples of inevitability

Noun

Abraham Lincoln was wary of the doctrine, perceiving that any such notion of divine inevitability could be used to justify land grabs and war. —

Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Wolves were still fighting for survival long after relegation appeared an inevitability but three defeats, without scoring a goal, in their past three games suggest Sunderland could enjoy themselves at Molineux on Saturday. —

Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 May 2026

Adjective

That is a problem for Moscow and its President Vladimir Putin, who has always insisted that Russia’s victory in the war is inevitable because Russian troops keep seizing more of Ukraine’s territory and, sooner or later, will take over the whole of its eastern Donbas region. —

Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 Creaky joints are inevitable, Pennington said. —

Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for inevitability

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Noun

For now, the closest thing available to predict where sargassum is going is a new tool from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that estimates the likelihood of sargassum inundation along coastlines each day.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Wednesday’s Producer Price Index report showed the war with Iran is raising costs for US businesses at a rate not seen in nearly four years, increasing the likelihood that companies will pass on those higher costs to consumers.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 13 May 2026