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

Argentina’s supporters, meanwhile, lorded their success over others as their team kept winning with a crushing inevitability. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026

For weeks, there have been murmurs in DC about a coming White House move to address the inevitability of powerful, open-source Chinese AI models being used by people and businesses across the globe. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 15 July 2026

Adjective

The butterflies never go away, Dalton said, and an adrenaline rush right before a physically demanding stunt is inevitable. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

And actually, that combination often turns out to be inevitable if your travel companions are anything like mine. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026