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inescapable

adjective
in·​es·​cap·​able | \ ˌi-nə-ˈskā-pə-bəl How to pronounce inescapable (audio) \

Definition of inescapable

: incapable of being avoided, ignored, or denied : inevitable

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Other Words from inescapable

inescapably \ ˌi-​nə-​ˈskā-​pə-​blē How to pronounce inescapably (audio) \ adverb

Examples of inescapable in a Sentence

It's an inescapable truth that these problems have no easy solution. some people believe that your fate is determined at birth and thus inescapable

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The Chinese government mounted an inescapable propaganda campaign—using billboards and posters, schoolchildren’s textbooks, even matchbooks and playing cards—to insist that the policy was the only option for the nation’s survival. Han Zhang, The New Yorker, "In “One Child Nation,” Nanfu Wang Confronts China’s History, and Her Own," 27 Aug. 2019 One inescapable truth, though: The league is immediately more interesting … with the Dawg Pound back on national TV. San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: XFL, Browns, Nebraska football signal everything old is new again in 2019," 23 Aug. 2019 The ultimate result of low interest rates has what Shalett sees as a potentially inescapable implication. Erik Sherman, Fortune, "Plunge in 30-Year Treasury Bonds Spells the End of America’s Golden Age, to Some," 16 Aug. 2019 From a dedicated episode on HBO drama Big Little Lies to the policy platforms of 2020 Democratic candidates, the inescapable reality of the climate crisis is at the forefront of everyone’s mind — and for good reason. Teen Vogue, "9 Teen Climate Activists Fighting For The Future Of The Planet," 24 July 2019 Nudges are inescapable, but some can even be beneficial. Sidney Fussell, The Atlantic, "The Endless, Invisible Persuasion Tactics of the Internet," 2 Aug. 2019 Dancing around Tarantino's large-scale epic is a multitude of other cinematic jewels that draw on period-appropriate jams, leaving those of us who are Boomers with an inescapable, righteous conclusion: Damn, our music was good. Michael Granberry, Dallas News, "Boomer madness: Summer of '69 casts a nostalgic haze over summer 2019 movies," 26 July 2019 Inelegant, unrefined, heavy, clunky, compromised; bikes with inescapable caveats and asterisks. Matt Phillips, Popular Mechanics, "The Specialized Turbo Creo SL Is an E-Bike That Changes Everything," 16 July 2019 Its extremely small value, now known with high precision, represents the quantum unit of action, but in addition, as Heisenberg showed, ħ is the quantum unit of uncertainty: an inescapable, base-level fuzziness in nature. Quanta Magazine, "Universal Quantum Phenomenon Found in Strange Metals," 19 Nov. 2018

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First Known Use of inescapable

1792, in the meaning defined above

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inescapable

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of inescapable

: impossible to deny or avoid

inescapable

adjective
in·​es·​cap·​able | \ ˌi-nə-ˈskā-pə-bəl How to pronounce inescapable (audio) \

Kids Definition of inescapable

: inevitable She came to the inescapable conclusion that he was right.

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