unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able ˌən-ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl 
: not avoidable : inevitable
The accident was unavoidable.
unavoidably
ˌən-ə-ˈvȯi-də-blē
adverb 
Synonyms
- certain
- ineluctable
- ineludible
- inescapable
- inevitable
- necessary
- sure
- unescapable
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Example Sentences
unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
Recent Examples on the Web Aggressive, rapidly spreading conflagrations leave little margin for hesitation or error, and uncertainty on the ground is unavoidable. 
Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022 Still, pain among office landlords may be unavoidable. Zachary Hansen, ajc, 6 Sep. 2022 Los Angeles designer Kevin Klein has found that when working with couples, disagreements are as unavoidable as shipping delays. Kathryn O’shea-evans, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Injuries, after all, are largely unavoidable over the course of 82 games. oregonlive, 21 July 2022 In a ruthless world, realpolitik is sometimes unavoidable. William Falk, The Week, 11 June 2022 Finally, keep in mind that market losses are sometimes just unavoidable. Amy Wagner And Steve Sprovach, The Enquirer, 27 May 2022 It’s a blur; a swinging door; a multi-media maze that, for anyone who pays attention to pop culture, is all but unavoidable. Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2022 Wherever Levine goes, Jackson’s presence is almost unavoidable. Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 11 Nov. 2021 See More
Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022 Still, pain among office landlords may be unavoidable. Zachary Hansen, ajc, 6 Sep. 2022 Los Angeles designer Kevin Klein has found that when working with couples, disagreements are as unavoidable as shipping delays. Kathryn O’shea-evans, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Injuries, after all, are largely unavoidable over the course of 82 games. oregonlive, 21 July 2022 In a ruthless world, realpolitik is sometimes unavoidable. William Falk, The Week, 11 June 2022 Finally, keep in mind that market losses are sometimes just unavoidable. Amy Wagner And Steve Sprovach, The Enquirer, 27 May 2022 It’s a blur; a swinging door; a multi-media maze that, for anyone who pays attention to pop culture, is all but unavoidable. Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2022 Wherever Levine goes, Jackson’s presence is almost unavoidable. Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 11 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able ˌən-ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl
: not preventable : inevitable
an unavoidable accident
unavoidably
adverb
as in inevitably
because of necessity we'll be unavoidably late this evening Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- inevitably
- necessarily
- inescapably
- needs
- perforce
- ineluctably
- involuntarily
- ipso facto
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unnecessarily