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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Recent Examples of inevitability
Responsible leadership means proactively preparing the enterprise workforce for this imminent organizational down-sizing and structural workplace transition rather than denying its clear historical inevitability.
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Barney Krishnan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Naturally, Doctorow has some ideas about how to push back against the prevailing narrative of AI’s inevitability.
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ArsTechnica,
23 June 2026
If Toy Story 2 is about accepting the inevitability of the end, then Toy Story 3 is about experiencing its arrival.
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Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Yeah, there is some inevitability about the sharing of the heart of what has been going on that feels like it’s just baked into the DNA of the music.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Moscow has long sought to depict its victory as an inevitability, demanding enormous Ukrainian concessions in exchange for any halt to the invasion -- and since January 2025 often with the explicit or implicit backing of the White House.
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David Brennan,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
For the past five years we’ve been presented, again and again, with the inevitability of AI in every aspect of our lives.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Up until the issuing of the judge’s temporary restraining order, many of its opponents described feeling helpless about a project that, in their eyes, had an air of inevitability.
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Matthew Stolle,
Twin Cities,
1 June 2026
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.
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Dean Jones,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Barney Krishnan,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Naturally, Doctorow has some ideas about how to push back against the prevailing narrative of AI’s inevitability.
—
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2026
If Toy Story 2 is about accepting the inevitability of the end, then Toy Story 3 is about experiencing its arrival.
—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Yeah, there is some inevitability about the sharing of the heart of what has been going on that feels like it’s just baked into the DNA of the music.
—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Moscow has long sought to depict its victory as an inevitability, demanding enormous Ukrainian concessions in exchange for any halt to the invasion -- and since January 2025 often with the explicit or implicit backing of the White House.
—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
For the past five years we’ve been presented, again and again, with the inevitability of AI in every aspect of our lives.
—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Up until the issuing of the judge’s temporary restraining order, many of its opponents described feeling helpless about a project that, in their eyes, had an air of inevitability.
—
Matthew Stolle,
Twin Cities,
1 June 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitability
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
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In fact, striking research published in Science analyzed data on 588,322 people from 2011 through 2024 (excluding 2020-2021) found that the likelihood of spending a whole day alone increased 83% among those who worked remote and lived alone.
Noun
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Silverstone’s long-term contract through 2034 provides additional economic certainty, with the agreement projected to generate more than £1 billion in localised financial value over its lifetime.
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There was no certainty on when the pandemic would end or how the sports world would operate in the months and years afterward.
Noun
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Goldman estimates the options market is assigning roughly a 41% probability that two-year Treasury yields will move more than 50 basis points in either direction over the next six months.
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
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“Inevitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitability. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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