unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl 
: not avoidable : inevitable
The accident was unavoidable.
Examples of unavoidable in a Sentence
unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
Getting an oil change is unavoidable, and most modern cars give the driver a warning when their oil life percentage is low.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The ads have become nearly unavoidable on television screens across the state, fueling deepening fractures within the Republican field.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
Perhaps this all was unavoidable for a proud player and often bumbling franchise.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvȯid-ə-bəl
: not avoidable : inevitable
the accident was unavoidable
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