Synonyms of unavoidable

unavoidable

adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl 

as in inevitable

impossible to avoid or evade

unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inevitable
• necessary
• possible
• inescapable
• definite
• ineluctable
• unescapable
• probable
• sure
• destined
• certain
• in the cards
• likely
• in the bag
• ineludible
• relentless
• decided
• settled
• inexorable
• fated
• unstoppable
• predetermined
• preordained
• unremitting
• predestined
• foreordained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncertain
• avoidable
• unsure
• preventable
• unclear
• doubtful
• questionable
• dubious
• shaky
• unlikely
• evadable
• unreliable
• unsettled
• improbable
• undecided
• undependable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unavoidable

Long-time tennis journalist Matthew Futterman uses unprecedented access to explore how the sport’s biggest stars overcome (and occasionally succumb to) the unavoidable stress of playing big-time tennis. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

That scarcity mindset extends well beyond the romance, as the film’s various supporting characters broadly accept corporate manipulation and government overreach as unavoidable conditions of life. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026

Small drones often face one unavoidable limitation of battery power. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Linen losses are so routine that many hotels treat them as an unavoidable operating expense, closer to breakage in a restaurant than outright crime. — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026