inevitable
//ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl//
Forms
- Comparative
- more inevitable
- Superlative
- most inevitable
- Plural
- inevitables
Definitions
1.Impossible to avoid or prevent.
- We were going so fast that the collision was inevitable.
- To do the job thoroughly sentiment must be ignored and it seems inevitable that the famous Great Hall and the Doric Arch will have to be sacrificed to progress.
2.Predictable or always happening.
- My outburst met with the inevitable punishment.
1.Something that is predictable, necessary, or cannot be avoided.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3948
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle French inevitable
From Latin inēvītābilis (“unavoidable”)
From in- + ēvītābilis (“avoidable”)
From ēvītāre (“to avoid”)
From ē- (“out”) + vītāre (“to shun”).