Synonyms of inevitability

inevitability

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inevitability

Schwab's ambitions past trading are already on the record, delivered in Wurster's characteristic key of unhurried inevitability. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Yet there’s also a growing inevitability to those clubs losing their stars to domestic rivals, an event occurring far more frequently than before and which further solidifies the hierarchical structure of English football. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

But the legacy sequel as near-inevitability didn’t really take off in earnest until the 2000s, when millennial nostalgia started contracting in quicker cycles. — Vadim Rizov, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026

And all the powers that be try to put a sense of inevitability on it. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 11 Aug. 2026

And that could happen even before the Fed takes formal action if banks preemptively raise their rates to account for that inevitability. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 29 July 2026

But whether nestled in lush forests or barren deserts, these towns bear the scars of time, showcasing human ingenuity while reminding us of the inevitability of decay. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026

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