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inevitably

in·ev·i·ta·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-ev-i-tuh-buh l]
    • /ɪnˈɛv ɪ tə bəl/
    • /ɪnˈevɪtəbli/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-ev-i-tuh-buh l]
    • /ɪnˈɛv ɪ tə bəl/

Definitions of inevitably word

  • adjective inevitably unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion. 1
  • adjective inevitably sure to occur, happen, or come; unalterable: The inevitable end of human life is death. 1
  • noun inevitably that which is unavoidable. 1
  • noun inevitably As is certain to happen; unavoidably. 1
  • adverb inevitably predictably 1
  • adverb inevitably If something will inevitably happen, it is certain to happen and cannot be prevented or avoided. 0
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Origin of inevitably

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50; late Middle English word from Latin word inēvītābilis. See in-3, evitable

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Parts of speech for Inevitably

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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inevitably popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for inevitably

adv inevitably

  • necessarily — by or of necessity; as a matter of compulsion or requirement: You don't necessarily have to attend.
  • surely — firmly; unerringly; without missing, slipping, etc.
  • inescapably — incapable of being escaped, ignored, or avoided; ineluctable: inescapable responsibilities.

adverb inevitably

  • unavoidably — unable to be avoided; inevitable: an unavoidable delay.
  • inexorably — unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
  • without doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
  • certainly — You use certainly to emphasize what you are saying when you are making a statement.
  • predictably — able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.
All 9 Synonyms of inevitably

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  • fate

    something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot: It is always his fate to be left behind.

  • marxism

    the system of economic and political thought developed by Karl Marx, along with Friedrich Engels, especially the doctrine that the state throughout history has been a device for the exploitation of the masses by a dominant class, that class struggle has been the main agency of historical change, and that the capitalist system, containing from the first the seeds of its own decay, will inevitably, after the period of the dictatorship of the proletariat, be superseded by a socialist order and a classless society.

  • necessity

    something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.

  • reductio ad absurdum

    a reduction to an absurdity; the refutation of a proposition by demonstrating the inevitably absurd conclusion to which it would logically lead.

  • surely

    firmly; unerringly; without missing, slipping, etc.
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