INEVITABLENESS Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

inevitableness

noun

as in inevitability

the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade given the age of her car, she has resigned herself to the inevitableness of its demise in the not-too-distant future

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Noun

A lot of things scare me about the inevitability of that transition.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 25 Aug. 2026
The Sky spent the last week teetering on the edge, racking up a few last-gasp wins to hold off the looming inevitability of their own elimination.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of inevitability

Noun

The White House has previously downplayed the likelihood of immigration agents being deployed to polling locations, but Trump has refused to rule it out.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Practically, Sinner’s withdrawal increases the likelihood of a Spanish remontada.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of likelihood

Noun

Caudle acknowledged the stress the Iran war has put on the US fleet and said the service would try to put more certainty into deployment times, but combat demands can make that difficult.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
There are plenty of clues on further cost of living support but no certainty yet on what will be announced.

— Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of certainty

Noun

But in watermarking the text, AI systems readjust the probability of each of those possible words, biasing the model subtly in favor of some words over others.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
On Wednesday, Polymarket traders put only a 31% chance of bitcoin topping $80,000 this year, according to Benzinga, which noted traders also priced a 75% probability for the cryptocurrency to fall below $60,000.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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