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inevitable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • [ɪˈnɛv.ɪ.tə.bɫ̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (California) audio
  • [ɪˈnev.ɪ.ɾə.bɫ̩] (Australia)
  • /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ɪˈnevɪtəbəl/ (Australia)
  • /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ɪˈnɛv.ɪ.ɾə.bɫ̩] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From Middle French inevitable, from Latin inēvītābilis (“unavoidable”), from in- + ēvītābilis (“avoidable”), from ēvītāre (“to avoid”), from ē- (“out”) + vītāre (“to shun”).

Meanings

  1. Impossible to avoid or prevent.
    • 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. 1960 February, R. C. Riley, “The London-Birmingham services - Past, Present and Future”, in Trains Illustrated, page 99:
    • It was inevitable that such a system should lead to the wide use of nicknames to distinguish identically named members of a family[…] 1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xv:
    • We were going so fast that the collision was inevitable.
  2. Predictable or always happening.
    • This horse and rider, with their free, rhythmical gallop, were the only moving things to be seen on the face of the flat country. They seemed, in the last sad light of evening, not to be there accidentally, but as an inevitable detail of the landscape. 1912, Willa Cather, The Bohemian Girl:
    • My outburst met with the inevitable punishment.
    • Every break seemed dangerous and Falcao clearly had the beating of Amorebieta. Others, being forced to stretch a foot behind them to control Arda Turan's 34th-minute cross, might simply have lashed a shot on the turn; Falcao, though, twisted back on to his left foot, leaving Amorebieta in a heap, and thumped in an inevitable finish – his 12th goal in 15 European matches this season. 2012 May 9, Jonathan Wilson, “Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2018:

Forms

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most inevitable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more inevitable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

evitable (antonym(s) of) · avoidable · incidental · preventable · escapable · impossible (antonym(s) of)

Deriveds

inevitably · inevitableness · inevitabilism · inevitability · inevitable abortion · noninevitable

Hypernyms

possible

Relateds

sure thing · unforetellable · inevitably · unpredictable · unanticipatable · unanticipable · unforeseeable

Synonyms

fatal · necessary (naturally impossible to avoid) · impreventable · unforestallable · predictable · avoidless · unpreventable · unavoidable · necessary (always happening) · inexorable · certain (always happening) · unescapable · inevitable · ineluctable · foregone · inescapable (impossible to avoid) · natural (naturally impossible to avoid) · irresistible

Translations (99)

kk даусыз (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ru немину́емый (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ang unforbugendlīċ (impossible to avoid or prevent) · gl inevitable (impossible to avoid or prevent) · fa حتمی (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ro inevitabil (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ro inevitabil (predictable, or always happening) · es inevitable (impossible to avoid or prevent) · it inevitabile (predictable, or always happening) · mk неизбежен (impossible to avoid or prevent) · fr inévitable (predictable, or always happening) · cs předvídatelný (predictable, or always happening) · ast inevitable (impossible to avoid or prevent) · fo óundansleppandi (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ta இன்றியமையாதது (impossible to avoid or prevent) · fi vääjäämätön (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ru неотврати́мый (impossible to avoid or prevent) · cs zákonitý (predictable, or always happening) · de zwangsläufig (predictable, or always happening) · fr inévitable (impossible to avoid or prevent) · eo neevitebla (impossible to avoid or prevent) · oc inevitable (impossible to avoid or prevent) · fi ennalta arvattava (predictable, or always happening) · ur اٹل (impossible to avoid or prevent) · nn naudsynleg (impossible to avoid or prevent) · mr अपरिहार्य (impossible to avoid or prevent) · is óumflýjanlegur (impossible to avoid or prevent) · el αναπόφευκτος (impossible to avoid or prevent) · bg неизбе́жен (impossible to avoid or prevent) · sv oundviklig (impossible to avoid or prevent) · pl przewidywalny (predictable, or always happening) · pl nieunikniony (impossible to avoid or prevent) · fa حتمیالوقوع (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ko 피할 수 없는 (impossible to avoid or prevent) · nn uunngåeleg (impossible to avoid or prevent) · kk болары анық (impossible to avoid or prevent) · fi väistämätön (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ru неизбе́жный (predictable, or always happening) · hi नागुज़ीर (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ja 不可避の (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ur ناگزیر (impossible to avoid or prevent) · pt inevitável (impossible to avoid or prevent) · hi लाज़िम (impossible to avoid or prevent) · grc ἄφυκτος (impossible to avoid or prevent) · hu elkerülhetetlen (impossible to avoid or prevent) · be няўхі́льны (impossible to avoid or prevent) · la inevitabilis (impossible to avoid or prevent) · bn অনিবার্য (impossible to avoid or prevent) · da uundgåelig (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ka გარდაუვალი (impossible to avoid or prevent) · nb nødvendig (impossible to avoid or prevent) · nl onvermijdelijk (impossible to avoid or prevent) · fo óumberligur (impossible to avoid or prevent) · sv ofrånkomlig (impossible to avoid or prevent) · cmn 不可避免 (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ru неизбе́жный (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ja 必然の (predictable, or always happening) · gl inevitábel (impossible to avoid or prevent) · de unabwendbar (impossible to avoid or prevent) · az qaçılmaz (impossible to avoid or prevent) · uk невідворо́тний (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ja 必至の (predictable, or always happening) · fi välttämätön (impossible to avoid or prevent) · et vältimatu (impossible to avoid or prevent) · cmn 無可避免 /无可避免 (impossible to avoid or prevent) · be непазбе́жны (impossible to avoid or prevent) · de unvermeidlich (impossible to avoid or prevent) · pl nieuchronny (impossible to avoid or prevent) · hi अपरिहार्य (impossible to avoid or prevent) · hi अनिवार्य (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ka აუცილებელი (impossible to avoid or prevent) · tr kaçınılmaz (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ca inevitable (impossible to avoid or prevent) · hi अवश्यंभावी (impossible to avoid or prevent) · cmn 總會 /总会 (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ja 当然の (predictable, or always happening) · sq pashmangshëm (impossible to avoid or prevent) · uk немину́чий (impossible to avoid or prevent) · nl voorspelbaar (predictable, or always happening) · it inevitabile (impossible to avoid or prevent) · kk болмай қоймайтын (impossible to avoid or prevent) · sv oundgänglig (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ro neocolibil (impossible to avoid or prevent) · is óhjákvæmilegur (impossible to avoid or prevent) · grc ἀνέκφευκτος (impossible to avoid or prevent) · cs očekávatelný (predictable, or always happening) · hi अटल (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ja 確実な (predictable, or always happening) · ru немину́емый (predictable, or always happening) · hi लाज़िमी (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ja 避けられない (impossible to avoid or prevent) · fa ناگزیر (impossible to avoid or prevent) · ar حَتْمِيّ (impossible to avoid or prevent) · nl onafwendbaar (impossible to avoid or prevent) · nb uunngåelig (impossible to avoid or prevent) · cs nevyhnutelný (impossible to avoid or prevent) · be няміну́чы (impossible to avoid or prevent) · sk neodvratný (impossible to avoid or prevent) · da nødvendig (impossible to avoid or prevent)

inevitable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • [ɪˈnɛv.ɪ.tə.bɫ̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (California) audio
  • [ɪˈnev.ɪ.ɾə.bɫ̩] (Australia)
  • /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/ (Canada, General-American)
  • /ɪˈnevɪtəbəl/ (Australia)
  • /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ɪˈnɛv.ɪ.ɾə.bɫ̩] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From Middle French inevitable, from Latin inēvītābilis (“unavoidable”), from in- + ēvītābilis (“avoidable”), from ēvītāre (“to avoid”), from ē- (“out”) + vītāre (“to shun”).

Meanings

  1. 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... 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XI, in Romance and Reality. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 98:
    • In the migratory patterns of the city's art scenes, there are two inevitables: First, that neighbourhoods where art makes its home become instantly more attractive; and second, because of it, art won't be at home for long. 2009 August 22, Murray Whyte, “Seeking successors to the Queen West gallery scene”, in Toronto Star:

Forms

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inevitables Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

impossible · evitable