INEVITABILITIES Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of inevitability

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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adjective

i-ˈne-və-tə-bəl

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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Noun

If Toy Story 2 is about accepting the inevitability of the end, then Toy Story 3 is about experiencing its arrival. — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 Arsenal suffered an agonising defeat in the 2026 Champions League final, yet there does seem to be an inevitability that plenty more success is coming for this team. — Dean Jones, New York Times, 1 June 2026

Adjective

Each concert climaxes with Pinkerton’s sword fight against the Rat Reaperess, leading to the singer’s inevitable defeat. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 June 2026 There may not be quite as many small-time sailors in the harbor this time, owing to the rigidity that has become inevitable since the 9/11 attacks, but plenty of weekend captains will make their way here. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for inevitability

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Noun

Casting a shadow, though, was that controversy over Balogun’s reinstatement, and the unseemly likelihood politics have butted in where politics don’t belong and should never be.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.

— STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Definition of likelihood

Noun

Silverstone’s long-term contract through 2034 provides additional economic certainty, with the agreement projected to generate more than £1 billion in localised financial value over its lifetime.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
There was no certainty on when the pandemic would end or how the sports world would operate in the months and years afterward.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of certainty

Noun

The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.

— STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026
The model assigns Morocco a higher probability than either the sportsbook or the prediction market, with gaps of roughly three percentage points in both cases.

— Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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