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 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 Offensive regression was inevitable for Tech with Haynes King’s departure. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Because the situation put her at high risk of developing an infection, medical experts said doctors should have offered to speed up delivery or empty her uterus; the fetus was not viable, and losing the pregnancy was inevitable. — Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inevitable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitable

Adjective

The current job climate is creating conditions where pushing past your limits may feel necessary for career survival.

— Melody Wilding, Contributor, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026
Successfully navigating those kinds of conflicts will be key if Sharma is to build up the authority and credibility necessary to get Xbox back on track.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of necessary

Adjective

The students who stepped forward when their teacher collapsed playing basketball in Michigan illustrate what becomes possible when CPR skills are taught before they are needed.

— Meng Yang, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
The film team had to come up with a strategy to capture as much as possible without interfering with Schnell’s challenge.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of possible

Adjective

No matter how smoothly electrons flow through mitochondria, a certain amount of ROS is unavoidable in everyday life.

— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Regardless of how these questions are answered, some degree of favoritism would be unavoidable because not every company would benefit.

— DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026