INEVITABLE Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

inevitable

adjective

i-ˈne-və-tə-bəl

Definition of inevitable

as in necessary

impossible to avoid or evade getting wet is inevitable if you are going to try to give your dog a bath

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Recent Examples of inevitable 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 Bitcoin traded at $64,259 on Tuesday, near the level where Saylor was buying in February and calling a million dollar price inevitable. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026 While Newcastle have never wanted to sell the midfielder, the growing feeling on both sides is that a transfer may now be inevitable. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inevitable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitable

Adjective

Tether defends the short delay as a necessary trade-off for responsible responsiveness in a large ecosystem, rejecting claims of a loophole.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Every Fathom, even the most barebones, will have the hardware and sensors necessary to turn on BlueCruise, the company’s software that enables drivers to take their hands off the wheel while on the highway.

— Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of necessary

Adjective

Mangione's lawyers and federal prosecutors in Manhattan also discussed a possible guilty plea in his federal case in June, sources previously told ABC News.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
With an address right in the heart of Paris, this place is ideal for first-timers who want to see as much as possible, or art lovers who are in town specifically to see the Louvre.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of possible

Adjective

Long-time tennis journalist Matthew Futterman uses unprecedented access to explore how the sport’s biggest stars overcome (and occasionally succumb to) the unavoidable stress of playing big-time tennis.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026
That scarcity mindset extends well beyond the romance, as the film’s various supporting characters broadly accept corporate manipulation and government overreach as unavoidable conditions of life.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026