B1adjectiveacademic
US/ɪˈnev.ə.tə.bəl/
UK/ɪˈnev.ɪ.tə.bəl/
sure to happen, so that nobody can stop it from happening
In context
Some job losses are inevitable as companies adopt artificial intelligence.
Mistakes are an inevitable part of learning a new language.
Rising prices made a change in government policy almost inevitable.
Words that go with inevitable
adverb + adjective
- almost inevitableWith so little funding, the closure of the school was almost inevitable.
- largely inevitableExperts say some rise in sea levels is now largely inevitable.
adjective + noun
- inevitable consequenceTraffic jams are an inevitable consequence of rapid urban growth.
- inevitable resultStress is often the inevitable result of too much homework.
verb + noun
- accept the inevitableEventually the old teachers had to accept the inevitable and use computers.