ineluctability

noun

Definition of ineluctabilitynext
as in likelihood
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade the continuing debate over the ineluctability of global warming

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  1. likelihood
  2. certainty
  3. probability
Noun
  • Musk continued to post dozens of messages condemning the original spending plan, seemingly dooming its chances of passage and increasing the likelihood of a government shutdown.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Intellectual salons aim to serve as facilitators, creating the conditions that increase the likelihood of these critical encounters.
    Vera Maslova, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of likelihood
Noun
  • This regulatory certainty will catalyze stablecoin adoption across the fintech and traditional banking sectors, bolstering U.S. dollar dominance in global markets.
    Alexander S. Blume, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • At the moment, the only certainty with the Yankees’ 2025 defensive alignment is that Aaron Judge will be in right field.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of certainty
Noun
  • The probability of price declines in these areas exceeds 70 percent.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Some people like the strategic components of the game for the promise of probability and logic, the revelation of some inescapable truth.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of probability
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“Ineluctability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineluctability. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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