- unable to be avoided; inevitable
- not capable of being declared null and void
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•a•void•a•ble /ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- unable to be avoided;
inescapable:an unavoidable delay.
un•a•void•a•ble
(un′ə voi′də bəl),USA pronunciation adj.
un′a•void′a•bil′i•ty, un′a•void′a•ble•ness, n.
un′a•void′a•bly, adv.
- unable to be avoided;
inevitable:an unavoidable delay.
- un-1 + avoidable 1570–80
un′a•void′a•bly, adv.
- inescapable, unpreventable, fated, sure, certain.
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unavoidable /ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbəl/ adj
'unavoidable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
inevitable
- necessary
- necessity
- necessitate
- crash-land
- doom
- hazard
- imperative
- ineluctable
- necessitous
- Stoic