inevitableness
/in,evitə'biliti/ Cách viết khác : (inevitableness) /in'evitəblnis/
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Definition
Noun: - The quality of being unavoidable; the state of being certain to happen. It refers to the inherent characteristic of an event or outcome that cannot be prevented or escaped.
Usage and Examples
- As a subject: The of the outcome made the wait easier to bear.
- As an object: He finally accepted the of change.
- With a prepositional phrase: There is a certain to this cycle of history.
Advanced Usage
- Philosophical/Abstract Context: The concept is often used in discussions about fate, destiny, or natural laws.
- The philosopher wrote about the inevitableness of decay in all material things.
- Formal/Academic Tone: Commonly found in analytical, historical, or scientific writing.
- The study highlighted the inevitableness of economic corrections following a period of rapid inflation.
Variants and Related Words
- Inevitability (noun): The more commonly used form, identical in meaning to "inevitableness."
- The inevitability of death is a universal theme.
- Inevitable (adjective): Certain to happen; unavoidable.
- Their victory seemed inevitable.
- Inevitably (adverb): As is certain to happen; unavoidably.
- The argument inevitably led to a strained silence.
Synonyms
- Unavoidability: The quality of being impossible to avoid.
- Certainty: The quality of being reliably true or sure to happen.
- Inexorability: The quality of being impossible to stop or prevent (often implies a harsh, relentless quality).
- Predestination: (In theological contexts) The belief that all events are willed by God and are therefore inevitable.
Antonyms
- Avoidability: The quality of being able to be avoided or prevented.
- Contingency: A future event or circumstance which is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.
- Chance: The occurrence of events in the absence of any obvious intention or cause.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- A sense of inevitability: A feeling that something is certain to happen.
- As the storm clouds gathered, there was a sense of inevitability about the cancellation.
- Bow to the inevitable: To accept that something unavoidable is going to happen.
- After a long legal battle, the company bowed to the inevitable and settled the case.
Noun
- the quality of being unavoidable