INELUCTABLE Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

ineluctable

adjective

ˌi-ni-ˈlək-tə-bəl

Definition of ineluctable

as in inevitable

impossible to avoid or evade the ineluctable approach of winter had many worried about the cost of heating their homes

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Recent Examples of ineluctable Not the musical act but the ineluctable, relentless passage of time that is all that separates us from the grave. — Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026 With tendrils of blonde hair always trying to escape her wimple, there’s an ineluctable sensuality about Agnieszka. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025 The meanings of these images—which speak variously of environmental collapse, policy failure, ineluctable helplessness—do not invite their use as objects of contemplation. — Teju Cole, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025 But the ineluctable truth is that capitalism is here to stay and has no competitor. — Branko Milanovic, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2019 See All Example Sentences for ineluctable

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Their 32-5 stretch over the summer put the Red Sox in a good position to endure inevitable downturns and the dog days of August.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The film ominously warns of an inevitable solar flare on the scale of the 1859 Carrington Event, one that, once unleashed, would reduce all communications networks, the foundations of so much of our modern world then and even more now, to dust.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of inevitable

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In the world of corporate mergers and acquisitions, an out-of-town buyer looks to cut costs in order to help cover the share-price premium necessary to clinch the deal and those reductions typically come mainly at the expense of the seller.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
The district court order would still allow below-ground construction or any other measures necessary to protect national security and the president's safety.

— Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

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