unavoidably

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adverb

In an unavoidable manner.

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inevitablyperforceinescapablyineluctably
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Meanings

adverbunavoidably (comparative more unavoidably, superlative most unavoidably)

comparative more unavoidably · superlative most unavoidably

  1. In an unavoidable manner.

    The task was made trebly difficult, however, by the badly run-down condition in which the railways of Britain had been unavoidably left at the end of the war in 1945, […].

    1958 January 28, 'Borderer', “Ten Years of British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 12

    Synonyms: inevitably, perforce

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn an unavoidable manner.

Similar
inevitablyperforce

More synonyms by meaning

adverbby necessity

Similar
inescapablyineluctablyinevitably
Also see
by definitionineluctablyinescapablyinevitablyperforce

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From unavoidable + -ly.

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Translations

Afrikaans onvermydelik
  • onvermydelikin an unavoidable manner
Catalan inevitablement
  • inevitablementin an unavoidable manner
Czech nevyhnutelně
  • nevyhnutelněin an unavoidable manner
Danish uomgængeligt
  • uomgængeligtin an unavoidable manner
Finnish väistämättömästi, vääjäämättömästi
  • väistämättömästiin an unavoidable manner
  • vääjäämättömästiin an unavoidable manner
  • välttämättömästiin an unavoidable manner
French inévitablement, inéluctablement
  • inévitablementin an unavoidable manner
  • inéluctablementin an unavoidable manner
Greek σίγουρα, αναπόδραστα
  • σίγουρα (sígoura)in an unavoidable manner
  • αναπόδραστα (anapódrasta)in an unavoidable manner
  • αναπόφευκτα (anapófefkta)in an unavoidable manner
  • αναπότρεπτα (anapótrepta)in an unavoidable manner
Hungarian óhatatlanul, elkerülhetetlenül
  • óhatatlanulin an unavoidable manner
  • elkerülhetetlenülin an unavoidable manner
Italian inevitabilmente, impreteribilmente
  • inevitabilmentein an unavoidable manner
  • impreteribilmentein an unavoidable manner
  • inderogabilmentein an unavoidable manner
  • imprescindibilmentein an unavoidable manner
  • obbligatamentein an unavoidable manner
Polish nieuchronnie
  • nieuchronniein an unavoidable manner
Portuguese inevitavelmente
  • inevitavelmentein an unavoidable manner
Romanian inevitabil
  • inevitabilin an unavoidable manner
Russian немину́емо, неотврати́мо
  • немину́емо (neminújemo)in an unavoidable manner
  • неотврати́мо (neotvratímo)in an unavoidable manner
Spanish inevitablemente, ineludiblemente
  • inevitablementein an unavoidable manner
  • ineludiblementein an unavoidable manner
Ukrainian немину́че
  • немину́че (nemynúče)in an unavoidable manner
Cite this entry
APA

unavoidably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unavoidably

MLA

“unavoidably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unavoidably. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unavoidably,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unavoidably.

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