unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvȯi-də-bəl 
: not avoidable : inevitable
The accident was unavoidable.
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unfortunately, kitchen duty will be unavoidable tonight
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If changes are unavoidable, provide clear explanations and disclosures to mitigate concerns.
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Ivan Lunegov, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Those three clubs could have spent more but learnt last season that punishments would then be unavoidable down the road.
—Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
At issue is not just objectives but priorities, as tradeoffs are unavoidable: the issue is what to put first.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
For the shy, press-green Madison, the pitfalls are a bit unavoidable.
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Ivan Lunegov, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Those three clubs could have spent more but learnt last season that punishments would then be unavoidable down the road.
—Philip Buckingham, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
At issue is not just objectives but priorities, as tradeoffs are unavoidable: the issue is what to put first.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
For the shy, press-green Madison, the pitfalls are a bit unavoidable.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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unavoidable
adjective
un·avoid·able
ˌən-ə-ˈvȯid-ə-bəl
: not avoidable : inevitable
the accident was unavoidable
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