Word: Inevitable

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈɛvɪtəbl/

Definitions

• Adjective: Certain to happen; unable to be avoided or evaded. It describes something that is bound to occur due to circumstances or natural laws.

Example Sentences

• Adjective: “The aging process is an inevitable part of life.”
• “Despite his efforts, failure seemed inevitable given the circumstances.”
• “With climate change, rising sea levels are an inevitable consequence.”

Phrases

• “Inevitable consequence”: An outcome that cannot be avoided because it is directly caused by preceding events.
• “Inevitable truth”: A fact or reality that is certain to be revealed or accepted eventually.
• “Meet one’s inevitable fate”: To accept and experience what is destined to happen, whether positive or negative.

Synonyms

• Unavoidable
• Unpreventable
• Inescapable
• Certain
• Foreordained
• Predestined
• Necessary

Antonyms

• Avoidable
• Preventable
• Optional
• Controllable
• Unforeseeable

Please note that “inevitable” does not have distinct noun, verb, or other parts of speech meanings separate from its primary function as an adjective. However, it can modify nouns (e.g., “inevitable outcome”) or serve in adjectival phrases (e.g., “it was inevitable that…”).