inescapable

[ in-uh-skey-puh-buhl ]

adjective

1. incapable of being escaped, ignored, or avoided; ineluctable:

   inescapable responsibilities.

inescapable

/ ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being escaped or avoided

Derived Forms

• ˌinesˈcapably, adverb

Other Words From

• ines·capa·ble·ness noun
• ines·capa·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inescapable¹

First recorded in 1785–95; in- ³ + escapable ( def )

Example Sentences

Wilder’s drama, offering a guided tour of an ordinary town going about its diurnal business, reminds us, through the inescapable shadow of mortality, of what we have in common.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s an inescapable backhanded label, causing a bitter division between the haves and the have-nots or in this case, the tall and short.

From Salon

The election is inescapable in Phoenix, as nearly every street corner is dominated by a colorful collection of campaign signs of every political stripe.

From Los Angeles Times

I have reached the inescapable conclusion that the teachings of Christ and the teachings of the evangelical church in America are going in opposite directions.

From Salon

"The broad universalism standing at the center of the Gospel makes brotherhood morally inescapable," he said at a conference on Christian faith.

From Salon

Related Words

• inevitable