unavoidable
/,ʌnə'vɔidəbl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Impossible to avoid or prevent: Describes a situation, event, or outcome that is certain to happen and cannot be escaped or evaded.
- Inevitable: Something that is bound to occur, regardless of any actions taken to prevent it.
Usage
The adjective "unavoidable" is used to describe events, consequences, or conditions that are certain to happen. It often carries a neutral or slightly negative connotation, implying a lack of control or choice. It is typically placed before a noun or used after a linking verb like "be," "seem," or "become."
Examples
- Before a noun:
- Delays are an unavoidable part of air travel.
- The accident was the result of an unavoidable mechanical failure.
- After a linking verb:
- Some conflict in the project was unavoidable.
- Given the circumstances, a price increase seems unavoidable.
Advanced Usage
- "Render something unavoidable": To make something impossible to avoid.
- The sudden market crash rendered job losses unavoidable.
- "The unavoidable conclusion": A deduction or result that is forced by the evidence and cannot be logically denied.
- After reviewing all the data, the unavoidable conclusion was that the system had failed.
Variants and Related Words
- Unavoidably (adverb): In a way that cannot be avoided.
- The meeting was unavoidably delayed due to the storm.
- Avoidable (adjective): The direct opposite, meaning capable of being avoided or prevented.
Synonyms
- Inevitable: Certain to happen; unavoidable.
- Inexorable: Impossible to stop or prevent.
- Inescapable: Unable to be avoided or denied.
- Certain: Sure to happen; inevitable.
Antonyms
- Avoidable: Capable of being avoided or prevented.
- Preventable: Able to be stopped from happening.
- Optional: Available to be chosen but not obligatory.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- An unavoidable fact: A truth or reality that must be accepted.
- It is an unavoidable fact that all living things eventually die.
- Bowed to the unavoidable: Accepted an inevitable outcome.
- With supplies exhausted, the general bowed to the unavoidable and surrendered.
Adjective
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impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
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an ineluctable destiny
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an unavoidable accident
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