evit-

Pertaining to anything that can be avoided or prevented: The police investigator declared that the damage done when Markus drove into the back of a woman's car was an evitable accident and that if he had been paying attention he could have kept it from happening.

To shun, to avoid, or to escape.

An avoiding or a shunning.

To avoid; to shun.

Something that is certain to happen and cannot be prevented: It is certainly an inevitability that the sun will rise every morning even if you cannot see it because it is hiding behind clouds!

An unavoidable event or situation: Just because the bad weather came when Jim and his family wanted to go for a walk, and his children complained about not being able to go, he told them it doesn't do any good to argue with the inevitable because life is full of all kinds of inevitables!

1. Relating to that which is impossible to avoid or to prevent: Just about every trip people go on seems to have its inevitable delays and complications.
2. Pertaining to something that is bound to come or to happen: Some kind of illness is an inevitable aspect of life, and death is its inevitable conclusion.
3. Invariably occurring or appearing; predictable: When sightseeing in popular places, there are always numerous tourists who are equipped with inevitable cameras. © ALL rights are reserved.

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Anything that is sure to occur, to happen, or to take place.

Descriptive of how something cannot be avoided and is certain to happen: Strong arguments between individuals often and inevitably result in tears, especially when the conflict includes insults.