un·a·void·a·ble

(ŭn′ə-voi′də-bəl)

adj.

Impossible to avoid; inevitable. See Synonyms at certain.

un′a·void′a·bil′i·ty, un′a·void′a·ble·ness n.

un′a·void′a·bly adv.

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unavoidable

(ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbəl)

adj

1. unable to be avoided; inevitable

2. (Law) law not capable of being declared null and void

ˌunaˌvoidaˈbility, ˌunaˈvoidableness n

ˌunaˈvoidably adv

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un•a•void•a•ble

(ˌʌn əˈvɔɪ də bəl)

adj.

unable to be avoided; inescapable: an unavoidable delay.

[1570–80]

un`a•void`a•bil′i•ty, un`a•void′a•ble•ness, n.

un`a•void′a•bly, adv.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

unavoidable - impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"

ineluctable, inescapable

inevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result"

unavoidable

adjective inevitable, inescapable, inexorable, sure, certain, necessary, fated, compulsory, obligatory, bound to happen, ineluctable Managers said the job losses were unavoidable.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

unavoidable

adjective

Bound to happen:

certain, inescapable, inevitable, sure.

Translations

لا مَنَاصَ مِنْهُ

nevyhnutelný

uundgåelig

unvermeidlich

αναπόφευκτος

inevitable forzoso

väistämätön

inévitable incontournable

neizbježan

inevitabile imprescindibile

避けられない

불가피한

neizogiben

oundviklig

ที่หลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้

kaçınılmaz

không thể tránh được

不可避免的

unavoidable

[ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbl] ADJ → inevitable, ineludible

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unavoidable

[ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəb^əl] adj → inévitable

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unavoidable

adj → unvermeidlich, unvermeidbar; conclusion, consequence → zwangsläufig, unausweichlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unavoidable

[ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbl] adj → inevitabile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unavoidable

→ لا مَنَاصَ مِنْهُ nevyhnutelný uundgåelig unvermeidlich αναπόφευκτος inevitable väistämätön inévitable neizbježan inevitabile 避けられない 불가피한 onvermijdelijk uunngåelig nieunikniony inevitável неизбежный oundviklig ที่หลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้ kaçınılmaz không thể tránh được 不可避免的

unavoidable

a. inevitable, que no se puede evitar.

unavoidable

adj inevitable

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