UNAVOIDABLE

ineluctable, inescapable, unavoidable

(adjective) impossible to avoid or evade; “inescapable conclusion”; “an ineluctable destiny”; “an unavoidable accident”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unavoidable (comparative more unavoidable, superlative most unavoidable)

Impossible to avoid; bound to happen.

(legal) Not voidable; incapable of being made null or void.

Usage notes

• See usage notes at inevitable.

Synonyms

• (impossible to avoid): inescapable, inevitable

Antonyms

• (impossible to avoid): avoidable

Noun

unavoidable (plural unavoidables)

Something that cannot be avoided.

Source: Wiktionary


Un`a*void"a*ble, a.

1. Not avoidable; incapable of being shunned or prevented; inevitable; necessary; as, unavoidable troubles.

2. (Law)

Definition: Not voidable; incapable of being made null or void. Blackstone. Unavoidable hemorrhage (Med.), hemorrhage produced by the afterbirth, or placenta, being situated over the mouth of the womb so as to require detachment before the child can be born.

– Un`a*void"a*ble*ness, n.

– Un`a*void"a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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