Inevitable ɪnˈevɪtəbl Job Losses Rise Interest Rates Adjective

• it was an inevitable consequence of the decision.
• it was inevitable that there would be job losses.
• a rise in the interest rates seems inevitable.
• the english and their inevitable cups of tea

inevitable

1. that you cannot avoid or prevent
• synonym unavoidable
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• It was an inevitable consequence of the decision.
• It was inevitable that there would be job losses.
• A rise in the interest rates seems inevitable.
2. so frequent that you always expect it
• the English and their inevitable cups of tea
3. something that is certain to happen
• You have to accept the inevitable.
• The inevitable happened—I forgot my passport.

Extra Examples

• She bowed to the inevitable= accepted a situation in which she had no choice and resigned.
• The scandal made her resignation inevitable.
• They came to see defeat as inevitable.
• A rise in interest rates seems inevitable.
• It was inevitable that there would be job losses.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Latin inevitabilis, from in- ‘not’ + evitabilis ‘avoidable’ (from evitare ‘avoid’).