inevitableness

noun

as in inevitability
the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade given the age of her car, she has resigned herself to the inevitableness of its demise in the not-too-distant future

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  1. inevitability
  2. likelihood
  3. certainty
  4. probability
Noun
  • A lot of things scare me about the inevitability of that transition.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Sky spent the last week teetering on the edge, racking up a few last-gasp wins to hold off the looming inevitability of their own elimination.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of inevitability
Noun
  • The lights also have a high likelihood of visibility from most of Alaska.
    — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Living in areas like metro Atlanta, which have more traffic and higher rates of theft, may increase the likelihood of claims, which in turn raises insurance prices.
    — McKynzie Steward, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of likelihood
Noun
  • Caudle acknowledged the stress the Iran war has put on the US fleet and said the service would try to put more certainty into deployment times, but combat demands can make that difficult.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • There are plenty of clues on further cost of living support but no certainty yet on what will be announced.
    — Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of certainty
Noun
  • In one simulation, the AI initially assigned a 72% probability that a nearby vessel was simply passing through.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the probability of the Fed standing pat rose from nearly 36% to almost 47%.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of probability
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“Inevitableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inevitableness. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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