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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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
Because the bar stayed open on public holidays, scheduling conflicts were unavoidable.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Once it was treated like personal branding, satire became unavoidable.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
That’s because Keats, who died at just 25, was obsessed with the finality of things, with an unavoidable fear of life ceasing to be.
—The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unavoidable. Accessed 1 Jan. 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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