adjective
inevitable
ih-NEH-vih-tuh-buhl
adjective
1
Certain to happen; impossible to avoid or prevent.
"With both sides refusing to compromise, conflict seemed inevitable."
"Change is inevitable in any growing business."
2
Predictable, because it always happens in this kind of situation.
"The inevitable questions about her personal life came up in the interview."
How to Use Inevitable
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething that's definitely going to happen no matter what you try to do about it.
Common pairings
seem inevitable
the inevitable happened
an inevitable consequence
Word Forms
more inevitable comparative, inevitables plural, most inevitable superlative
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Etymology
From Latin inēvītābilis, "unavoidable" — in- + ēvītāre, "to avoid," from ē- ("out") + vītāre ("to shun").