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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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
The situation could get worse in the future, as the insurance market has yet to reinvent itself to face the unavoidable risks posed by increasing disaster events.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
For most working Americans, paying their share of the taxes that fund Medicare is an unavoidable fact of life.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2024
Alas, drama was unavoidable with assets like Fox News on the line.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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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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