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unavoidable

adjective un·avoid·able \ˌən-ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl\

: not able to be prevented or avoided

Full Definition of UNAVOIDABLE

: not avoidable : inevitable <the accident was unavoidable>

— un·avoid·ably \-blē\ adverb

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15th century

Synonyms: certain, ineluctable, ineludible, inescapable, necessary, sure, inevitable, unescapable

UNAVOIDABLY Defined for Kids

adjective un·avoid·able \ˌən-ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl\

: not preventable : inevitable <an unavoidable accident>

— un·avoid·ably \-blē\ adverb <They were unavoidably delayed.>

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