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

Musk’s posts are inescapable on X, but I don’t know the name of Bluesky’s CEO, let alone see their posts all the time.

From Slate

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

Tommy Richman’s TikTok smash “Million Dollar Baby” was one of the year’s inescapable singles — a brash, funky and featherlight falsetto that rattled out of cars windows and phone speakers for months.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Related Words

• inevitable