as in inevitable
impossible to avoid or evade
some people believe that your fate is determined at birth and thus inescapable
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Recent Examples of inescapable
Smartphones have already absorbed us in our screens, creating personalized information bubbles; omnipresent A.I. will only intensify that atomization while being more automated, more inscrutable, and more inescapable.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
But the race was also marked by the campaign’s inescapable presence on social media.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
In the United States, sports betting is everywhere, essentially inescapable for a sports fan.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
The colorful pails and buckets visible in each photo also call attention to water's inescapable presence in the women's lives.
—Diane Cole, NPR, 21 June 2025
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
But the race was also marked by the campaign’s inescapable presence on social media.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
In the United States, sports betting is everywhere, essentially inescapable for a sports fan.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025
The colorful pails and buckets visible in each photo also call attention to water's inescapable presence in the women's lives.
—Diane Cole, NPR, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for inescapable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inescapable
Adjective
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Schiller argues this week's votes were inevitable and that NPR leaders should have prepared for this action by walking away from the funds long ago.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
18 July 2025
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But this kind of loss isn’t inevitable — there are concrete steps healthcare advisors, caregivers and families can take now to prevent it from happening again.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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The data needs to be accessible and running in sync across necessary components within the system, not operating in a silo.—
Lori Schafer,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Successful entrepreneurs focus on their core strengths and stay centered, adjusting only when necessary (or when metaphorically getting kicked in the ribs).—
JJ Rosen,
The Tennessean,
15 July 2025
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“Inescapable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inescapable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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