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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Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 15 May 2026
Another critic blasted Moore and other AI defenders for treating the technology as unavoidable rather than beneficial.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
More focus, due to the lack of distractions and notifications that are unavoidable while using a computer.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
The scattering effect softens details and is simply unavoidable—there's no getting around the laws of physics.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 13 May 2026
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unavoidable. Accessed 21 May. 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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