inevitable
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inevitable¹
- /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/ UK
- [ɪˈnɛv.ɪ.tə.bɫ̩] UK
- /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/ Canada, US
- [ɪˈnɛv.ɪ.ɾə.bɫ̩] Canada, US
- /ɪˈnevɪtəbəl/ Australia
- [ɪˈnev.ɪ.ɾə.bɫ̩] Australia
Where it comes from
From Middle French inevitable, from Latin inēvītābilis (“unavoidable”), from in- + ēvītābilis (“avoidable”), from ēvītāre (“to avoid”), from ē- (“out”) + vītāre (“to shun”).
adjective more inevitable · most inevitable
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Impossible to avoid or prevent.
We were going so fast that the collision was inevitable.
Similar: inescapable, natural, necessary
- Predictable or always happening. My outburst met with the inevitable punishment.
Similar: unavoidable, impreventable, avoidless, fatal, foregone, ineluctable, inevitable, inexorable, irresistible, predictable, unforestallable, unescapable, unpreventable · Opposite: evitable, escapable, avoidable, preventable, impossible, incidental
noun inevitables
- Something that is predictable, necessary, or cannot be avoided. I pass also the jealousies, the quarrels, the disgusts, that make the catholic questions and corn-bills of married life—and only dwell on one particular: some irresistible hat, some adorable cap, some exquisite robe, has rather elongated your milliner's list of inevitables...
Opposite: evitable, impossible
Inevitable²
proper noun
- The fifty-sixth sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unavoidable, ineluctable, inescapable, necessary, fateful, fatal, predictable, inevitably, unavoidably, undeniable, must-see, inexorable, inescapably, unstoppable, irreversible, indispensable
adjective
Similar: unavoidable, impreventable, avoidless, fatal, foregone, ineluctable, inevitable, inexorable, irresistible, predictable, unforestallable, unescapable, unpreventable · Opposite: evitable, escapable, avoidable, preventable, impossible, incidental
noun
Opposite: evitable, impossible
Translations
Every language
adj impossible to avoid or prevent
| Español | inevitable |
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| 한국어 | 피할 수 없는 pihal su eomneun |
| 日本語 | 不可避の fukahi no, 避けられない sakerarenai |
| 中文 | 不可避免 bùkě bìmiǎn, 總會 /总会 zǒnghuì, 無可避免 /无可避免 wúkě bìmiǎn |
| हिन्दी | अटल aṭal, अपरिहार्य aprihārya, अनिवार्य anivārya, अवश्यंभावी avaśyambhāvī, नागुज़ीर nāguzīr, लाज़िम lāzim |
| Português | inevitável |
| Français | inévitable |
| Deutsch | unvermeidlich, unabwendbar |
| Italiano | inevitabile |
| Ελληνικά | αναπόφευκτος anapófefktos |
| Română | inevitabil, neocolibil |
| Русский | неизбе́жный neizbéžnyj, немину́емый neminújemyj, неотврати́мый neotvratímyj |
| العربية | حَتْمِيّ ḥatmiyy |
adj predictable, or always happening
| 日本語 | 必至の hisshi no, 必然の hitsuzen no, 当然の tōzen no, 確実な kakujitsu na |
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| Français | inévitable |
| Deutsch | zwangsläufig |
| Italiano | inevitabile |
| Română | inevitabil |
| Русский | неизбе́жный neizbéžnyj, немину́емый neminújemyj |
name 56th sura of the Qur'an
| العربية | سورة الواقعة |
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