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noun

Definition of inevitabilitynext
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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inevitable

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adjective

i-ˈne-və-tə-bəl How to pronounce inevitable (audio)
as in necessary
impossible to avoid or evade getting wet is inevitable if you are going to try to give your dog a bath

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Recent Examples of inevitability
Noun
The Arsenal manager was talking about the way his team responded to going a goal behind inside two minutes on Sunday, and the wave after wave of attacks that produced a sense of inevitability that the champions would turn this game around. — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 If anything, recent years have built to this moment with a sense of inevitability. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2026
Adjective
As with any integration of this scale, some review and rationalisation were inevitable as the new operating model takes shape. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026 Given today’s risks, frontier labs need to run like nuclear power plants or busy airports, with layers of redundancy and careful, time-consuming planning, so that the occasional and inevitable human error does not open a door to disaster. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inevitability
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inevitability
  1. likelihood
  2. certainty
  3. probability
Noun
  • Suspensions and expulsions are associated with negative outcomes, including lower educational achievement, decreased likelihood of graduating high school and depression.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • With both of these important data points in hand, the market is pricing in a 78% likelihood that the central bank will hold in October, compared with a 36% chance a week ago, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Jeff Nash, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of likelihood
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  • By defining requirements upfront and approving change orders quickly, the model improves schedule certainty and ensures vessels are mission-ready when they are delivered.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Heavy rainfall is a certainty with this storm, but the level of threat from sustained winds and storm surge will be dependent upon the extent to which Isaias can get its act together.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of certainty
Noun
  • In the most extreme, low-probability scenarios, at the very tip of the long tail, the calculated death toll was huge, in the tens of millions.
    — Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Additionally, the position's P50, the probability of capturing half the max profit before expiration, sits at 72%.
    — Julia Spina, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of probability

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“Inevitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitability. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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