inescapable

[ in-uh-skey-puh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. incapable of being escaped, ignored, or avoided; ineluctable: inescapable responsibilities.

Origin of inescapable

1
First recorded in 1785–95; in-3 + escapable

Other words from inescapable

  • in·es·cap·a·ble·ness, noun
  • in·es·cap·a·bly, adverb

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How to use inescapable in a sentence

  • I knew I would be sorry when the walls of Shainsa rose on the horizon, bringing me back inescapably to my own quest.

    The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • The subjective ghost story is difficult to write, as the effect must be subtly managed yet inescapably impressive.

  • But at last the feeling of death was tangibly at his own throat; not today, nor tomorrow, probably; but inescapably.

    The Bright Shawl | Joseph Hergesheimer
  • Another matron whom I recognized at once, retained something inescapably girlish in both face and voice.

  • Had she really bound herself to live, inescapably, in this town called Gopher Prairie?

    Main Street | Sinclair Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for inescapable

inescapable

/ (ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl) /


adjective
  1. incapable of being escaped or avoided

Derived forms of inescapable

  • inescapably, adverb

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