inescapable

Cannot be dodged

Inescapable describes something that cannot be avoided or evaded.

An inescapable conclusion follows necessarily from the evidence.

Inescapable facts must be confronted whether you like them or not.

The inescapable truth is that we're running out of time.

The word emphasizes inevitability—what's inescapable will catch up with you eventually.

fate

inevitable

Certain to occur

preordained · unavoidable · ineluctable · certain · sealed · fated · inexorable · unalterable · immutable · irreversible

trap

snare

Device for catching prey

  • labyrinthIntricate passage network
  • mazePuzzle of passages
  • webInterwoven filament structure

quicksand · vortex · quagmire · morass · entanglement · bind · deadlock · prison · cage · stranglehold

relentless

persistent

Continuing despite difficulty

constant · perpetual · pervasive · omnipresent · haunting · dogging · shadowing · pursuing · hounding · nagging

logic

undeniable

Impossible to contradict

unquestionable · airtight · watertight · bulletproof · ironclad · incontrovertible · evident · self-evident · axiomatic · patent

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avoidability

inescapableescapable

Able to be fled

avoidable · evadable · preventable · avertable · avertible

certainty

inescapableuncertain

Not firmly known

doubtful · questionable · dubious · unlikely · improbable

Family

inescapably, inescapability

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G