as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Recent Examples of unavoidable
From there, the Diddy headlines came daily and eventually were unavoidable.
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
The drive can take anywhere between two to four hours to complete due to numerous hairpin turns and one-lane bridges (as well as the unavoidable urge to pull over and snap a photo).
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2025
Stumbling into others’ business is almost unavoidable.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 6 June 2025
That’s when almost no products on store shelves will have pre-tariff prices and increases will be unavoidable.
—Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
The drive can take anywhere between two to four hours to complete due to numerous hairpin turns and one-lane bridges (as well as the unavoidable urge to pull over and snap a photo).
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2025
Stumbling into others’ business is almost unavoidable.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 6 June 2025
That’s when almost no products on store shelves will have pre-tariff prices and increases will be unavoidable.
—Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unavoidable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavoidable
Adjective
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Early adopters can provide critical feedback that shapes your product while demonstrating enough technical aptitude to work through inevitable early-stage bugs and limitations.—
Adi Bathla,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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For years, our young, living in shelters, couch surfing and living on the edge, always surrounded by violence, have been conditioned to believe that prison and early death were their inevitable future.—
Asha Bandele,
Essence,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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For many, rocking garments and accessories that reflect the richness of Black history while moving in rhythm to the soundtracks of the holiday’s celebration was not just a necessary reprieve, but a spiritual embrace.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 June 2025
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At that point, intravenous infusion of liquids, including electrolytes, multivitamins, glucose, and potassium, will be immediately necessary.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavoidable. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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