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- [in-ev-i-tuh-buh l]
- /ɪnˈɛv ɪ tə bəl/
- /ɪˈnev.ɪ.tə.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-ev-i-tuh-buh l]
- /ɪnˈɛv ɪ tə bəl/
Definitions of inevitability word
- adjective inevitability unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion. 1
- adjective inevitability sure to occur, happen, or come; unalterable: The inevitable end of human life is death. 1
- noun inevitability that which is unavoidable. 1
- noun inevitability (uncountable) The condition of being inevitable. 1
- noun inevitability certainty, predictability 1
- noun inevitability inability to be avoided 1
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Origin of inevitability
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50; late Middle English word from Latin word inēvītābilis. See in-3, evitable
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Parts of speech for Inevitability
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
inevitability popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
inevitability usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for inevitability
noun inevitability
- confidence — If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
- trust — reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- certitude — Certitude is the same as certainty.
- credence — If something lends or gives credence to a theory or story, it makes it easier to believe.
- lock — a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
Antonyms for inevitability
noun inevitability
- distrust — to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.
- disbelief — the inability or refusal to believe or to accept something as true.
- ambiguity — If you say that there is ambiguity in something, you mean that it is unclear or confusing, or it can be understood in more than one way.
- doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
- hesitation — the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
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