If something is inevitable, it is certain to happen and cannot be avoided. You may delay it, but you cannot stop it.
It comes from Latin “inevitabilis,” from “in-” (not) and “evitare” (to avoid), meaning “unavoidable.” The word entered English in the late Middle Ages with the same sense.
Inevitable literally means “you can’t dodge it.” The word is powerful in stories and speeches, because calling something inevitable pushes people to accept it—or to fight extra hard against it. It’s a great word to question: is this truly unavoidable, or just difficult to change?
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