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

And all three countries will need to prepare for the unavoidable costs of Chinese retaliation. — Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026

But the success proved difficult to replicate, and Shellshock’s increasingly public struggles with substance abuse became an unavoidable part of his later story. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026

Some allege that the government has engineered fuel shortages to make an agreement unavoidable, others go further, accusing moderates of staging a coup. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Compromises become unavoidable, threatening to push her to breaking point. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026