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unavoidableimpossible to avoid or prevent; certain to happen

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: impossible to avoid or prevent; certain to happen

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbl/

Korean meaning: 피할 수 없는, 불가피한

Korean pronunciation: 언-어-보이-더-블 (강세: 보이)

Example Sentences

  • Monday morning blues are unavoidable for most office workers.
  • Getting stuck in traffic during rush hour seems unavoidable in Seoul.
  • Eating your mom's cooking is unavoidable when you live at home.

unavoidable

ADJECTIVE

//ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbl//

impossible to avoid or prevent; certain to happen

unavoidable concept
💡 Concept

No way to avoid it

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unavoidable rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Though some paths seem avoidable, fate itself is unavoidable!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixun--
Rootavoid
Suffix--able

Origin

From the prefix 'un-' (not) combined with 'avoidable', which derives from the Old French 'avoider' meaning 'to empty or shun', ultimately from Latin 'void' meaning empty.

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🎵Rhyme

avoidablevoidable
avoidable
voidable

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

Monday morning blues are unavoidable for most office workers.

Getting stuck in traffic during rush hour seems unavoidable in Seoul.

😄 Fun example

Eating your mom's cooking is unavoidable when you live at home.

Climate change will have unavoidable effects on future generations.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

inevitableinescapablecertainbound to happen

Antonyms

avoidablepreventableoptional

Related

necessarycompulsorymandatoryinevitable