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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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
Dean Jones, New York Times, 1 June 2026
And, as the Knicks widened their lead, Reed hobbled off the court, never to return, leaving the inevitabilities to the ball handler, ball thief, and sharpshooter Walt Frazier, who went on to register thirty-six points and nineteen assists.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
That may enable Siri to handle some tasks with private local compute, but a cloud component looks inevitable.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
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Noun
Arsenal suffered an agonising defeat in the 2026 Champions League final, yet there does seem to be an inevitability that plenty more success is coming for this team.
—Dean Jones, New York Times, 1 June 2026
And, as the Knicks widened their lead, Reed hobbled off the court, never to return, leaving the inevitabilities to the ball handler, ball thief, and sharpshooter Walt Frazier, who went on to register thirty-six points and nineteen assists.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Adjective
His next promotion was almost inevitable.
—Mark Nevins, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
That may enable Siri to handle some tasks with private local compute, but a cloud component looks inevitable.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitability
Noun
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There remain many risks on the horizon that could hurt the stock market, including the likelihood that the Federal Reserve could hike this year.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 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
Adjective
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Anything and everything is possible and can be achieved with a trademark, down-to-earth friendliness.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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Wherever possible, Arnold shot outside the studio, capturing her subjects going about their everyday lives — a radical approach for celebrity photography at the time.—
Sheena McKenzie,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
Noun
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However, that doesn't predict anything with certainty, as there still remain many unknowns in terms of what could develop.—
Meredith Garofalo,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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Based on the latest reporting, simply returning to a major league mound before the end of the season is no longer a certainty.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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The imperative now is to manage the unavoidable and avoid the unmanageable.—
Anjali Chaudhry,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Infantino will be unavoidable this summer.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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Here's what to know Beyond this summer, probabilities for El Niño to continue until at least November are near or above 90%.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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“Inevitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitability. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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