as in likelihood
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade
a hockey team that has refused to accept the inevitability of defeat
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Recent Examples of inevitability
The unpredictability of campaigns means that conventional wisdom about frontrunners and inevitability frequently proves incorrect.
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Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
But because baseball is about impossibility and inevitability, the Red Sox are also just like every other team.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Marble and other weighty stone vessels have a certain inevitability about them.
—Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
Canada’s experience suggests that America’s condo crisis is a policy choice, not an inevitability.
—M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Forced to process the inevitability of all this attention becoming problematic, Liu wonders what to do about her hair.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Opening a hotel does not feel like a pivot so much as an inevitability for Vanderpump.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
But there are many serious questions to contend with on the road to that inevitability.
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026
The falling Moon in Majora’s Mask represents inevitability and dread.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
But because baseball is about impossibility and inevitability, the Red Sox are also just like every other team.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Marble and other weighty stone vessels have a certain inevitability about them.
—Jamie Thilman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Mar. 2026
Canada’s experience suggests that America’s condo crisis is a policy choice, not an inevitability.
—M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Forced to process the inevitability of all this attention becoming problematic, Liu wonders what to do about her hair.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Opening a hotel does not feel like a pivot so much as an inevitability for Vanderpump.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2026
But there are many serious questions to contend with on the road to that inevitability.
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026
The falling Moon in Majora’s Mask represents inevitability and dread.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitability
Noun
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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As the storm moves away, this likelihood decreases.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That gives stations some certainty over their cost over the weekend.—
Jeff Wagner,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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While it can’t be said with complete certainty, current size estimates lean toward that description.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Last week, futures traders briefly pushed the probability of a rate increase by the end of 2026 to 52%.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Inevitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitability. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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