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German word
unvermeidlich
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈʊnfɛɐ̯ˌmaɪ̯tlɪç/
Meaning
- adjectiveinevitable
Example
Eine unvermeidliche Verzögerung trat auf.
An inevitable delay occurred.
More examples
Angesichts der Fakten erscheint ein Kompromiss unvermeidlich.
Given the facts, a compromise seems inevitable.
Core concept
Every possible route leads to the same event, with no path around it.
Common phrases
als unvermeidlich gelten
be considered inevitable
eine unvermeidliche Folge
an inevitable consequence
mit unvermeidlichen Folgen
with inevitable consequences
Similar words
unausweichlich: With no means of escape, the event or result cannot be avoided.
unabwendbar: Unable to be stopped by effort or corrective action.
unausbleiblich: Certain to occur and eventually come to pass.
zwangsläufig: Following inevitably from a particular cause or situation.
Definition in German
Ein Adjektiv, das besagt, dass etwas nicht umgangen oder vermieden werden kann.
Word origin
Unvermeidlich combines the negating prefix un- with vermeiden, meaning 'avoid', and the adjective suffix -lich.
Usage tips
- Unvermeidlich states certainty that something cannot be avoided, so it is stronger than wahrscheinlich, which means 'probable'.
Other meanings
- unavoidableadjective
- inescapableadjective
Opposites
- vermeidbaravoidableadjective
Related words
- Unvermeidlichkeitinevitabilitynoun
- unvermeidlicherweiseinevitablyadverb