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inescapableImpossible to avoid or deny; unavoidable and certain to happen or be experienced.

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: Impossible to avoid or deny; unavoidable and certain to happen or be experienced.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbl/

Korean meaning: 피할 수 없는, 불가피한

Korean pronunciation: 인-이-스케이-퍼-블 (강세: 스케이)

Example Sentences

  • Monday morning blues are simply inescapable for most office workers.
  • The inescapable smell of garlic followed him everywhere after eating Korean BBQ.
  • Climate change presents us with inescapable challenges.

inescapable

ADJECTIVE

//ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbl//

Impossible to avoid or deny; unavoidable and certain to happen or be experienced.

inescapable concept
💡 Concept

Impossible to avoid or deny; unavoidable and certain to happen or be experienced.

inescapable rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Some truths are inescapable, unshakeable, and unbreakable!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootescape
Suffix--able

Origin

From Middle English, combining the prefix 'in-' (not) with 'escapable' (able to get away), which comes from Old French 'escaper' meaning 'to get out of one's cape' or flee.

🎵Rhyme

unshakeableunbreakableunmistakable

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Monday morning blues are simply inescapable for most office workers.

😄 Fun example

The inescapable smell of garlic followed him everywhere after eating Korean BBQ.

Climate change presents us with inescapable challenges.

😄 Fun example

His mother's nagging calls were an inescapable part of his daily routine.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

unavoidableinevitableineluctablecertaininexorable

Antonyms

avoidableescapable

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