Unavoidable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unavoidable is an adjective meaning Impossible to avoid; bound to happen.
Meaning
Impossible to avoid; bound to happen.
More Meanings
- (law) Not voidable; incapable of being made null or void.
- Something that cannot be avoided.
Example Sentences
an unavoidable urge
Forty years before, I had thought this odour one of the necessities of life — one of the unavoidables at least[…]
A confirmation is allied to a release, being a conveyance of an estate or right in esse whereby a voidable estate is made unavoidable
Word Forms
- unavoidables
Synonyms for unavoidable
Depending on context, synonyms include inescapable, inevitable, ineluctable.
Antonyms for unavoidable
Common opposites include avoidable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ineluctable, inevitable, inescapable, inevitability, inevitably, inexorable.
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