unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl 
: not avoidable : inevitable
The accident was unavoidable.
Examples of unavoidable in a Sentence
unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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Steven Furtado, Portfolio Manager and Co-Founder of Savoir Wealth | Driving Financial Literacy and Tailored Solutions for Business Owners.
Market volatility has become an unavoidable part of investing today.
—Steven Furtado, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
This technical limitation made the chatbot-as-author metaphor somewhat unavoidable.
—Mike Caulfield, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
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—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025
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“Unavoidable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unavoidable. Accessed 28 May. 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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