as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
some people believe that your fate is determined at birth and thus inescapable
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Recent Examples of inescapable
The magic of the holidays is inescapable at Tennessee hotels, where many are decked out from floor to ceiling in festive displays.
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2025
The late co-founder of Turning Point USA was an inescapable presence at AmericaFest, the organization’s annual gathering.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
There are clear reasons McModerns came to be the mansion style du jour, nearly inescapable in 2025.
—Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2025
For authoritarian regimes, survival is uncertain, and never more so than during inescapable successions.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inescapable
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Changes are inevitable, though Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz will likely address those concerns in the days to come.—
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When Indiana decided to build a water-intensive tech park in Lebanon — a city unable to provide the resource itself — the question of how the area would get water was inevitable.—
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The moratorium, which was confirmed by the league, was necessary because the sides failed to reach a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement or an extension of the current one by Friday night’s deadline.—
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The moratorium, which was confirmed by the league, was necessary because the sides failed to reach a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement or an extension of the current one by Friday night's deadline.—
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“Inescapable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inescapable. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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