unavoidable

  • 11unavoidable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ This latest incident makes his dismissal unavoidable. ADVERB …

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  • 12unavoidable — un|a|void|a|ble [ ,ʌnə vɔıdəbl ] adjective impossible to stop from happening: INEVITABLE: unavoidable risks Some job cuts seem unavoidable. ╾ un|a|void|a|bly adverb …

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  • 13unavoidable — adjective Date: 15th century not avoidable ; inevitable < the accident was unavoidable > • unavoidably adverb …

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  • 14unavoidable — unavoidability, unavoidableness, n. unavoidably, adv. /un euh voy deuh beuhl/, adj. unable to be avoided; inevitable: an unavoidable delay. [1570 80; UN 1 + AVOIDABLE] Syn. inescapable, unpreventable, fated, sure, certain. * * * …

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  • 15unavoidable — un|a|void|a|ble [ˌʌnəˈvɔıdəbəl] adj impossible to prevent ▪ There are now fears that war is unavoidable. &GT;unavoidably adv ▪ Molly was unavoidably delayed …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16unavoidable — adjective impossible to prevent: There are now fears that war is unavoidable unavoidably adverb: Molly was unavoidably delayed …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17unavoidable — adjective it was an unavoidable mishap Syn: inescapable, inevitable, inexorable, assured, certain, predestined, predetermined, fated, ineluctable; necessary, compulsory, required, obligatory, mandatory …

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  • 18unavoidable — UK [ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəb(ə)l] / US adjective impossible to stop from happening Some job losses seem unavoidable. Derived word: unavoidably adverb …

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  • 19unavoidable — un•a•void•a•ble [[t]ˌʌn əˈvɔɪ də bəl[/t]] adj. cvb unable to be avoided; inescapable: an unavoidable delay[/ex] • Etymology: 1570–80 un a•void a•bil′i•ty, un a•void′a•ble•ness, n. un a•void′a•bly, adv …

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  • 20unavoidable casualty — n: unavoidable accident; also: an unavoidable circumstance that prevents the timely performance of a procedural act (as the filing of an answer) by a party or the party s lawyer compare excusable neglect ◇ As with excusable neglect, showing&#8230; …

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