unpreventable
Bound to happen
Unpreventable describes something that cannot be stopped from happening, no matter what measures are taken.
It applies to events, outcomes, or circumstances that lie beyond human control or intervention.
The coroner ruled the death unpreventable given how quickly the disease progressed.
The word emphasizes inevitability rather than mere difficulty—something unpreventable isn't just hard to prevent, it's impossible to prevent.
Impossible to prevent
- inescapableImpossible to avoid
- inexorableImpossible to prevent
- certainFree from doubt
- guaranteedPromised with certainty
assured · definite · inevitable · unstoppable · ineluctable · sure · fixed · absolute
Devastating, large-scale misfortune
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
pandemic · outbreak · natural disaster · force majeure · tsunami · earthquake · landslide · storm
Fixed without end
- incurableCannot be healed
- chronicPersisting over time
- immutableIncapable of being changed
- irrevocableCannot be undone
irreparable · indelible · unalterable · unchangeable · lasting · enduring · persistent · entrenched
Voluntary relinquishment of position
- fatalismDoctrine of inevitable outcomes
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
reconciliation · acknowledgment · concession · submission · capitulation · yielding · coming to terms · making peace
Predetermined course of events
- doomUnavoidable grim fate
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- providenceDivine protective care
- fortuneWealth or destiny
predestination · kismet · lot · foreordained · preordained · fated · decreed · written
unavoidable
Impossible to prevent
- inescapableImpossible to avoid
- inexorableImpossible to prevent
- certainFree from doubt
guaranteed · assured · definite · inevitable · unstoppable · ineluctable · sure · fixed · absolute · undeniable
catastrophe
Devastating, large-scale misfortune
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
- accidentUnintended harmful event
- collisionForceful contact between objects
epidemic · pandemic · outbreak · natural disaster · force majeure · tsunami · earthquake · landslide · storm · flood
permanent
Fixed without end
irrevocable · irreparable · indelible · unalterable · unchangeable · lasting · enduring · persistent · entrenched · ingrained
resignation
Voluntary relinquishment of position
- fatalismDoctrine of inevitable outcomes
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
surrender · reconciliation · acknowledgment · concession · submission · capitulation · yielding · coming to terms · making peace · letting go
destiny
Predetermined course of events
- doomUnavoidable grim fate
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- providenceDivine protective care
fortune · predestination · kismet · lot · foreordained · preordained · fated · decreed · written · stars
event, prevent, venture, invent, prevented, prevention, circumvent, convent, preventing