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- pronunciation:
- In
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
unavoidable, regardless of the circumstances; certain to occur.
We may be fearful of change, but change is inevitable.Outnumbered and without weaponry, their defeat was inevitable.
- synonyms:
- certain, immutable, inescapable, inexorable, unavoidable, unchangeable
- antonyms:
- avoidable
- similar words:
- fatal, fated, involuntary, irrevocable, necessary, sure
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| related words: |
imperative, ultimate |
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| 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.) |
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