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unavoidable

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un·a·void·a·ble  (n-void-bl)
adj.
Impossible to avoid; inevitable. See Synonyms at certain.
una·voida·bili·ty, una·voida·ble·ness n.
una·voida·bly adv.
unavoidable [ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbəl]
adj
1. unable to be avoided; inevitable
2. (Law) Law not capable of being declared null and void
unavoidability , unavoidableness n
unavoidably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unavoidableunavoidable - 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.
Translations
unavoidable [ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbl] ADJ → inevitable, ineludible
unavoidable [ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbəl] adj → inévitable
unavoidable
adj → unvermeidlich, unvermeidbar; conclusion, consequence → zwangsläufig, unausweichlich
unavoidable [ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbl] adj → inevitabile
unavoidable [ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbl] adj → inevitabile
unavoidable → متعذر تجنبه 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


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The Author is quite aware of the defects of this little story, many of which were unavoidable, as it first appeared serially.
Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
The conclusions deduced from these facts are unavoidable, and in stating them the author has been influenced by no feeling of animosity, either to the individuals themselves, or to that glorious cause which has not always been served by the proceedings of some of its advocates.
Typee by Melville, Herman View in context
She speaks of her with so much tenderness and anxiety, lamenting so bitterly the neglect of her education, which she represents however as wholly unavoidable, that I am forced to recollect how many successive springs her ladyship spent in town, while her daughter was left in Staffordshire to the care of servants, or a governess very little better, to prevent my believing what she says.
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