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

Elections are driven by political contingency, not historical inevitability. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Years later, the group reflected on their chart dominance and the inevitability that another artist would eventually surpass them. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Adjective

Some late nights are inevitable — emergency operations, sick patients, and complicated care transitions are a fundamental part of training that should not be omitted. — Arifeen Rahman, STAT, 20 Oct. 2026

The lesson of past empires is not that either collision or decline is inevitable. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026