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in·ev·i·ta·ble

inevitable

pronunciation:
In e vih t bl
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
part of speech: adjective
definition: unavoidable, regardless of the circumstances; certain to occur.
Change is inevitable.Outnumbered and without weaponry, their defeat was inevitable.
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synonyms:
certain, immutable, inescapable, inexorable, unavoidable, unchangeable
antonyms:
avoidable
similar words:
fatal, fated, involuntary, irrevocable, necessary, sure
 
part of speech: noun
definition: that which is inevitable (prec. by the).
Why do you persist in struggling against the inevitable?
derivations: inevitably (adv.), inevitability (n.)