as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Recent Examples of unavoidable
If something unavoidable does come up, communicate right away.
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Eli Rubel, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
This will protect the couch from daily wear, stains from unavoidable culprits like natural body oil.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Reason for optimism Were unavoidable mistakes had?
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, that notorious fabric yellowing is often unavoidable due to the combination of oleic acid, squalene, and other organic compounds found in your skin oil and sweat.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
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Eli Rubel, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
This will protect the couch from daily wear, stains from unavoidable culprits like natural body oil.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Reason for optimism Were unavoidable mistakes had?
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, that notorious fabric yellowing is often unavoidable due to the combination of oleic acid, squalene, and other organic compounds found in your skin oil and sweat.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unavoidable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavoidable
Adjective
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Arriving home in the dark after work or dinners out is inevitable, but finding the front door doesn’t have to be a treacherous experience for you or your guests.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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James Strikes Again The opening goal in this encounter was inevitable.—
Joseph O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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The first three have helped shape a new-look defence, which had been identified as a necessary area of improvement since last summer.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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From breezy wide-leg pants to tailored joggers, these fashion finds will keep you comfy and put-together from day to night and throughout your travels—no iron necessary.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavoidable. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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