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 Legal challenges are inevitable, just as with the earlier vehicle rollback. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 Banafa added that the integration of AI in our daily lives in inevitable; the question really is, how will it be used. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Then more arrive, with increasing menace, turning husband and wife against one another and leading to inevitable revelations, both about an incident from Georges’ childhood as well as France’ brutal colonial past. — David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026 The campaign dropped last week, prompting inevitable headlines about the Euphoria star’s lack of clothes. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inevitable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitable

Adjective

Researchers say additional multiphysics simulations and vehicle-level testing remain necessary.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Republicans needed Democratic support to win the 60 votes necessary to move forward on the bill in the 53-47 Senate.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of necessary

Adjective

As this is not always possible, there can be competition among rainmakers trying to discredit each other, said 30-year-old Kilindon Simiyu, another of the village's rainmakers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
The sessions are made possible through a partnership between Alpert JFS, the city of Lake Worth Beach, Drug Abuse Foundation, and the Recovery Community HUB of Riviera Beach.

— Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of possible

Adjective

Since the announcement of the event, the parallels between the Goneies and the Las Culturistas Culture Awards have been unavoidable.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
After more than 24,000 residents filed claims, the regional water authority denied all of them, arguing that extreme rainfall had overwhelmed the system and made flooding unavoidable.

— Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026