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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Hasbro is also accelerating its $1 billion cost savings plan in an effort to offset tariff pressures, but noted that price hikes are unavoidable.
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Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Service in the rack is also unavoidable, so cold plates and heat sinks need to be removable quickly without sacrificing performance.
—Baratunde Cola, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
While President Donald Trump has vowed not to slash Medicaid, and polling indicates that the majority of Americans view the program favorably, House Republicans passed a budget resolution earlier this month that analysts said would result in unavoidable cuts to the health care program.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The basic philosophy: traffic deaths are not unavoidable accidents but the result of longstanding policy and design failures that prioritize car speed over safety.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Service in the rack is also unavoidable, so cold plates and heat sinks need to be removable quickly without sacrificing performance.
—Baratunde Cola, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
While President Donald Trump has vowed not to slash Medicaid, and polling indicates that the majority of Americans view the program favorably, House Republicans passed a budget resolution earlier this month that analysts said would result in unavoidable cuts to the health care program.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The basic philosophy: traffic deaths are not unavoidable accidents but the result of longstanding policy and design failures that prioritize car speed over safety.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unavoidable. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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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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