Synonyms of inevitability

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• likelihood
• inevitableness
• certainty
• probability
• ineluctability
• inexorability
• relentlessness
• inexorableness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncertainty
• improbability
• unlikelihood
• preventability
• doubtfulness
• unlikeliness
• dubiousness

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• necessary
• possible
• unavoidable
• inescapable
• definite
• ineluctable
• unescapable
• probable
• destined
• sure
• likely
• certain
• in the cards
• in the bag
• relentless
• ineludible
• decided
• settled
• inexorable
• fated
• preordained
• unstoppable
• predetermined
• unremitting
• predestined
• foreordained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncertain
• avoidable
• unsure
• preventable
• doubtful
• unclear
• questionable
• dubious
• unlikely
• shaky
• evadable
• unreliable
• unsettled
• improbable
• undecided
• undependable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inevitability

Noun

But what once seemed like the realm of fiction is now discussed as a possibility, even an inevitability. — Peter Prengaman, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026

State lawmakers can show that the domination of hyperscale AI data centers over our communities is not an inevitability. — Jorge Aguilar, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2026

Adjective

Pass to win Obviously, quarterbacks can’t develop if coaches don’t throw the ball, something many were reluctant to do for decades, due to inevitable concerns about bad weather. — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Councilmember George Casey, whose district includes the IBM site, noted that the zoning request was inevitable. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026