unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl 
: not avoidable : inevitable
The accident was unavoidable.
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unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Residents across the affected regions are advised to avoid unnecessary travel and to use extreme caution if travel is unavoidable.
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The West should be planning for that contingency now in order to capitalize on the opportunity when economic collapse becomes an urgent, unavoidable reality for Putin.
—Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
So cutting government, now or later, is unavoidable.
—Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
So Spurs drifted from defeat to defeat, moderating their approach to avoid a repeat of the 6-3 defeat to Liverpool, every defeat written off as unavoidable, their competitive edge increasingly blunted.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
The West should be planning for that contingency now in order to capitalize on the opportunity when economic collapse becomes an urgent, unavoidable reality for Putin.
—Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
So cutting government, now or later, is unavoidable.
—Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
So Spurs drifted from defeat to defeat, moderating their approach to avoid a repeat of the 6-3 defeat to Liverpool, every defeat written off as unavoidable, their competitive edge increasingly blunted.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unavoidable. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvȯid-ə-bəl
: not avoidable : inevitable
the accident was unavoidable
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