inescapable
adjective
in·es·cap·able
ˌi-nə-ˈskā-pə-bəl 
: incapable of being avoided, ignored, or denied : inevitable
an inescapable conclusion
Examples of inescapable in a Sentence
It's an inescapable truth that these problems have no easy solution.
some people believe that your fate is determined at birth and thus inescapable
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When viewers first met Robby, the man was a nervous wreck, lost in inescapable memories of the ER’s plague years.
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
In Jerusalem, after more than a week of the war that the United States and Israel launched on Iran, that state of mind seems inescapable.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Until that Vegas move actually happens, there’s still an inescapable sense the A’s are a team in between, looking toward the future.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The villains in this TikTok trend are clear, with most of the videos poking fun at narcissistic, annoying, or outright delusional people that just seem to be an inescapable part of life these days.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
In Jerusalem, after more than a week of the war that the United States and Israel launched on Iran, that state of mind seems inescapable.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Until that Vegas move actually happens, there’s still an inescapable sense the A’s are a team in between, looking toward the future.
—Evan Drellich, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The villains in this TikTok trend are clear, with most of the videos poking fun at narcissistic, annoying, or outright delusional people that just seem to be an inescapable part of life these days.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Inescapable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inescapable. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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