as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Recent Examples of unavoidable
Creditors and settlement programs typically look for signs that repayment has become genuinely difficult due to income loss, medical expenses, rising living costs or other unavoidable financial stressors.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Reasonable cause relief is more subjective and may apply if circumstances such as illness, natural disasters or unavoidable disruptions prevented you from meeting your obligations.
—Adam Palasciano, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
As for the trade deadline, the situation might have been unavoidable, if the Bucks simply never were going to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo at this stage and if the Heat perceived Ja Morant at this moment too much of a gamble.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
The implications are unavoidable.
—Dr. Carlos A Torre, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Reasonable cause relief is more subjective and may apply if circumstances such as illness, natural disasters or unavoidable disruptions prevented you from meeting your obligations.
—Adam Palasciano, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
As for the trade deadline, the situation might have been unavoidable, if the Bucks simply never were going to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo at this stage and if the Heat perceived Ja Morant at this moment too much of a gamble.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
The implications are unavoidable.
—Dr. Carlos A Torre, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavoidable
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Here are the sober facts, along with the best alternative scenarios that could avoid this seemingly inevitable fate.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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Many residents don’t deny that, under such extreme conditions and after the fire reached a certain scale and ferocity, the destruction became inevitable — and there are many who would just like to move on from January 2025.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Some speculation has existed about whether the basic physiological processes necessary for intercourse, particularly for men, might be compromised by microgravity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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Efficiently developing mineral sites is necessary for Africa’s own industrialization, infrastructure expansion, food security, and energy systems, AFC argued.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavoidable. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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