Inevitable
adjective
Something that is sure to happen and cannot be avoided or prevented.
His rejection was inevitable after such a poor interview
Often appears as...
- inevitable result
- inevitable conclusion
adjective
Used to describe a situation in which you cannot avoid telling someone something that is not nice or pleasant.
I hated to be the one to bring the inevitable news of his performance
Often appears as...
- inevitable defeat
- inevitable failure
adjective
Something that is sure to happen and cannot be avoided or prevented.
His rejection was inevitable after such a poor interview
Often appears as...
- inevitable result
- inevitable conclusion
adjective
Used to describe a situation in which you cannot avoid telling someone something that is not nice or pleasant.
I hated to be the one to bring the inevitable news of his performance
Often appears as...
- inevitable defeat
- inevitable failure
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Certainty Nuance
Expresses high probability of an event, often used for dramatic effect.
The success of the movie was inevitable due to the famous cast.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Prediction
Frequently used to imply that an undesirable event is expected.
His resignation was inevitable after the scandal.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Bad
Can also refer to positive events that are bound to occur.
With her talent, her rise to fame was inevitable.
Pro Tip 1/3Certainty Nuance
Expresses high probability of an event, often used for dramatic effect.
The success of the movie was inevitable due to the famous cast.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Prediction
Frequently used to imply that an undesirable event is expected.
His resignation was inevitable after the scandal.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Bad
Can also refer to positive events that are bound to occur.
With her talent, her rise to fame was inevitable.
Pro Tip 1/3Certainty Nuance
Expresses high probability of an event, often used for dramatic effect.
The success of the movie was inevitable due to the famous cast.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Prediction
Frequently used to imply that an undesirable event is expected.
His resignation was inevitable after the scandal.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Bad
Can also refer to positive events that are bound to occur.
With her talent, her rise to fame was inevitable.
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How to raise a Black son...
it was best to listen to my parents even when I didn't exactly understand why. And it's not that they didn't want me to think critically. Their parenting always sought to reconcile the tension between having my siblings and I understand the realities of the world, while ensuring that we never accepted the status quo as inevitable.
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What happens during a...
particularly for patients who've already had a heart attack and for those known to be at high risk. And drugs that help manage risk factors, like high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes, will make heart attacks less likely, too. Heart attacks may be common, but they don't have to be inevitable.
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The quantum world and...
entangling dance of the quantum butterfly may lead us to new tools for information processing as we make our computer chips and our devices smaller and smaller we will inevitably reach the quantum scale this incredible invisible world that is now becoming visible and it's going to be exciting because
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A brief history of...
There's also a long tradition of attempting to discern the value of sadness, and in that discussion, you'll find a strong argument that sadness is not only an inevitable part of life but an essential one. If you've never felt melancholy, you've missed out on part of what it means to be human.
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What happens to our...
Eternal reefs take that concept to the depths of the ocean using a mixture of ashes and cement to create marine habitats for sea life. Death is an inevitable part of the human condition, but how we treat bodies and burials continues to evolve. We may each have different spiritual, religious,
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The Elusive Iberian Lynx...
inevitably wildlife doesn't read off a script and it doesn't do always what it's supposed to do on time and we live in such changing times now with climate change we went with an idea of a basic idea what we wanted and then like i said it just grew and grew and grew and it
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What is the Heisenberg...
but an inevitable result of combining particle and wave nature. The Uncertainty Principle isn't just a practical limit on measurment. It's a limit on what properties an object can have, built into the fundamental structure of the universe itself.
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Stopping Pandemics, An...
the way down to a baseline that is really uh workable in the sense so that when you try to open the country which we inevitably have to do i mean we can't just be locked down forever because of the deleterious consequences of that
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The Man Who Can Control...
when swarms invade we are inevitably separated by an invisible barrier created by our different senses and perceptions swarms may share our world but the gulf between us couldn't be greater
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Ants Battle to Protect...
to protect the caterpillar wherever it goes. But a successful colony inevitably attracts enemies.
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How to raise a Black son...
it was best to listen to my parents even when I didn't exactly understand why. And it's not that they didn't want me to think critically. Their parenting always sought to reconcile the tension between having my siblings and I understand the realities of the world, while ensuring that we never accepted the status quo as inevitable.
Video examples
What happens during a...
particularly for patients who've already had a heart attack and for those known to be at high risk. And drugs that help manage risk factors, like high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes, will make heart attacks less likely, too. Heart attacks may be common, but they don't have to be inevitable.
Video examples
The quantum world and...
entangling dance of the quantum butterfly may lead us to new tools for information processing as we make our computer chips and our devices smaller and smaller we will inevitably reach the quantum scale this incredible invisible world that is now becoming visible and it's going to be exciting because
Video examples
A brief history of...
There's also a long tradition of attempting to discern the value of sadness, and in that discussion, you'll find a strong argument that sadness is not only an inevitable part of life but an essential one. If you've never felt melancholy, you've missed out on part of what it means to be human.
Video examples
What happens to our...
Eternal reefs take that concept to the depths of the ocean using a mixture of ashes and cement to create marine habitats for sea life. Death is an inevitable part of the human condition, but how we treat bodies and burials continues to evolve. We may each have different spiritual, religious,
Video examples
The Elusive Iberian Lynx...
inevitably wildlife doesn't read off a script and it doesn't do always what it's supposed to do on time and we live in such changing times now with climate change we went with an idea of a basic idea what we wanted and then like i said it just grew and grew and grew and it
Video examples
What is the Heisenberg...
but an inevitable result of combining particle and wave nature. The Uncertainty Principle isn't just a practical limit on measurment. It's a limit on what properties an object can have, built into the fundamental structure of the universe itself.
Video examples
Stopping Pandemics, An...
the way down to a baseline that is really uh workable in the sense so that when you try to open the country which we inevitably have to do i mean we can't just be locked down forever because of the deleterious consequences of that
Video examples
The Man Who Can Control...
when swarms invade we are inevitably separated by an invisible barrier created by our different senses and perceptions swarms may share our world but the gulf between us couldn't be greater
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Ants Battle to Protect...
to protect the caterpillar wherever it goes. But a successful colony inevitably attracts enemies.
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Joe Rogan
American Comedian
I think that one of the reasons why people look towards the end of humanity is that people are afraid to die alone. If you die alone, the people you love will miss you, or if they die, you miss them - the sorrow is inevitable. When you truly love someone, the thought of losing them forever is horrible.
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Felix Bloch
Swiss Scientist
It is inevitable that many ideas of the young mind will later have to give way to the hard realities of life.
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Eula Biss
American Writer
There's something ancient and inevitable about this desire to do whatever you can to protect your child.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
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Joe Biden
American President
Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.
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Lemmy
English Musician
I'm not afraid of death. How can you be afraid of something that's inevitable?
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Simon Travaglia
Author
Death is inevitable, but Life - that's the tricky bit where things happen.
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Duncan Sheik
American Musician
It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do.
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Quintilian
Roman Educator
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Anne Perry
British Novelist
We believe world peace is inevitable.
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Joe Rogan
American Comedian
I think that one of the reasons why people look towards the end of humanity is that people are afraid to die alone. If you die alone, the people you love will miss you, or if they die, you miss them - the sorrow is inevitable. When you truly love someone, the thought of losing them forever is horrible.
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Felix Bloch
Swiss Scientist
It is inevitable that many ideas of the young mind will later have to give way to the hard realities of life.
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Eula Biss
American Writer
There's something ancient and inevitable about this desire to do whatever you can to protect your child.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
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Joe Biden
American President
Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable.
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Lemmy
English Musician
I'm not afraid of death. How can you be afraid of something that's inevitable?
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Simon Travaglia
Author
Death is inevitable, but Life - that's the tricky bit where things happen.
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Duncan Sheik
American Musician
It's inevitable your environment will influence what you do.
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Quintilian
Roman Educator
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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Anne Perry
British Novelist
We believe world peace is inevitable.
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