inevitably

Adverb

• in such a manner as could not be otherwise
• by necessity

Adv

• In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
• As usual; predictably; as expected.

Examples

• Despite the town's best efforts, the dam inevitably gave way.
• Inevitably, all creatures eventually die.
• Inevitably, the next-door neighbour began to mow his lawn just as she lays down her head after a long night shift.
• The child inevitably began to cry when his mother went to work.
• The inevitably cold winter approaches.
• The inevitably long line of customers queued for the latest 'Harry Potter'.
• The sun inevitably rises.

Synonyms

ineluctably, inescapably, necessarily, needs, of necessity, unavoidably, always, certainly, inevitably, inexorably, predictably, regularly, relentlessly, sure as a gun, sure as fate, surely, unrelentingly

Antonyms

avoidably, evitably, impossibly, incidentally, unexpectedly, unusually

Related Words

inevitability, inevitable, intrinsically