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inevitable

Best crossword clue

"Bound to happen"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted abeeiilntvStarts with IEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. incapable of being avoided or prevented

Word origin

From Middle French inevitable, from Latin inēvītābilis (“unavoidable”), from in- + ēvītābilis (“avoidable”), from ēvītāre (“to avoid”), from ē- (“out”) + vītāre (“to shun”).

Used in a sentence

  • We were going so fast that the collision was inevitable.
  • It was inevitable that such a system should lead to the wide use of nicknames to distinguish identically named members of a family[…]
  • To do the job thoroughly sentiment must be ignored and it seems inevitable that the famous Great Hall and the Doric Arch will have to be sacrificed to progress.

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