inevitable
Certain to happen and impossible to avoid.
inevitable in a sentence
- With the score at ten-nil, defeat seemed inevitable.
- With so many dark clouds gathering, rain during the picnic felt inevitable.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to inevitable?
- Acertain
- Bavoidable
- Cunlikely
- Ddoubtful
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A: certain. The other three mean the opposite of inevitable.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to inevitable?
- Aexpected
- Bunlikely
- Ccertain
- Dsure
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B: unlikely. The other three mean nearly the same as inevitable.
Words that mean something similar
certain, sure, expected
Words that mean the opposite
unlikely, doubtful, avoidable
Careful: inevitable is not likely
Likely leaves room for it not to happen. Inevitable leaves none. Read why children mix them up.
More words about time & change
- keepsake: A small object you keep to remember a person or a special time.
- lapse: A short slip or failure, or a period of time passing.
- latter: Being the second of two things or people just mentioned.
- leisure: The free time you have for resting and enjoying yourself.
- liable: Likely to do or to suffer something.
- linger: To stay somewhere longer than needed.
- lull: A quiet, calm break in noise or activity.
- makeshift: Made quickly from whatever is available, to use for a short time.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test