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
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.
—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
And, as the Knicks widened their lead, Reed hobbled off the court, never to return, leaving the inevitabilities to the ball handler, ball thief, and sharpshooter Walt Frazier, who went on to register thirty-six points and nineteen assists.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Their inevitability is an illusion.
—Eric Ries, Time, 28 May 2026
The music, too, arrived with a strange kind of inevitability.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
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
And, as the Knicks widened their lead, Reed hobbled off the court, never to return, leaving the inevitabilities to the ball handler, ball thief, and sharpshooter Walt Frazier, who went on to register thirty-six points and nineteen assists.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 May 2026
Their inevitability is an illusion.
—Eric Ries, Time, 28 May 2026
The music, too, arrived with a strange kind of inevitability.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitability
Noun
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There remain many risks on the horizon that could hurt the stock market, including the likelihood that the Federal Reserve could hike this year.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
Noun
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However, that doesn't predict anything with certainty, as there still remain many unknowns in terms of what could develop.—
Meredith Garofalo,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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Based on the latest reporting, simply returning to a major league mound before the end of the season is no longer a certainty.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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Here's what to know Beyond this summer, probabilities for El Niño to continue until at least November are near or above 90%.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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“Inevitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitability. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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