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

Other Word Forms

• inescapableness noun
• inescapably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inescapable¹

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

Example Sentences

And much like in the Gatsby world, in a world built for spectacle, real consequences remain inescapable.

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The promise remains dazzling and deliciously diabolical enough for adherents to forget that deals with the devil always come with a hidden, inescapable price tag.

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All this should point you toward an inescapable but often overlooked fact: Stocks are likely to be the best-performing asset, but even a high likelihood isn’t the same thing as certainty.

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Kids belt out a mix of Broadway tunes, viral YouTube hit "The Duck Song" and the inescapable soundtrack from the Netflix animated film "KPop Demon Hunters."

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In tragedy, the protagonist is often plagued by guilt for his own role, however inadvertent or inescapable, in the catastrophe that befell his loved one.

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Related Words

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