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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  1. inevitability
  2. likelihood
  3. certainty
  4. probability
Noun
  • The Mets were sellers from the cellar of the National League East at this year’s trade deadline, a once-inconceivable turn of events whose inevitability eroded its surprise.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • And that could happen even before the Fed takes formal action if banks preemptively raise their rates to account for that inevitability.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of inevitability
Noun
  • Visibility wasn’t exceptional, but neither was the likelihood of accidentally assaulting an oncoming driver’s eyes.
    — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • That probability has now dropped to around 57%, while the likelihood of a 25-basis-point rate hike has risen to 43%.
    — , CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of likelihood
Noun
  • The man of such certainty has that certainty beaten out of him.
    — Charles Lewis III, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Cabrera, the only certainty for the Cubs’ 2027 rotation, made his first rehab start from a hamstring injury Wednesday at Iowa, throwing 55 pitches.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of certainty
Noun
  • Officials say the probability that it will be extended is between 30% and 60%.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • While Chicago’s postseason probabilities are high, its chances of overtaking Milwaukee in the National League Central are low, meaning the Cubs are unlikely to receive a first-round bye.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of probability
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