| Main Entry: | inevitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain; cannot be avoided |
Synonyms: |
all locked up, assured, binding, compulsory, decided, decreed, destined, determined, doomed, fated, fateful, fixed, for certain, foreordained, imminent, impending, in the bag, ineluctable, ineludible, inescapable, inexorable, inflexible, irresistible, irrevocable, necessary, no ifs ands or buts, obligatory, ordained, pat, prescribed, settled, sure, unalterable, unavoidable, undeniable, unpreventable, without recourse |
Antonyms: |
avoidable, doubtful, escapable, fortuitous, preventable, uncertain, unlikely, unsure |
| Main Entry: | necessary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inevitable |
Synonyms: |
assured, certain, fated, imminent, ineluctable, ineludible, inerrant, inescapable, inevasible, inexorable, infallible, returnless, unavoidable, undeniable, unescapable |
Antonyms: |
contingent, needless, optional, voluntary |
| Main Entry: | unavoidable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bound to happen |
Synonyms: |
certain, compulsory, fated, impending, ineluctable, ineludible, inescapable, inevasible, inevitable, inexorable, locked up, necessary, obligatory, open and shut, set, sure, unescapable |
Antonyms: |
avoidable, escapable |
| Main Entry: | inescapable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unavoidable |
Synonyms: |
certain, doomed, imminent, ineluctable, ineludible, inevitable, unescapable |
Antonyms: |
escapable |