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inescapable

[in-uh-skey-puh-buhl]

adjective

  1. incapable of being escaped, ignored, or avoided; ineluctable.

    inescapable responsibilities.



inescapable

/ ˌɪɪˈɪəə /

adjective

  1. incapable of being escaped or avoided

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Other Word Forms

  • inescapableness noun
  • inescapably adverb
  • ˌԱˈ貹 adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inescapable1

First recorded in 1785–95; in- 3 + escapable ( def. )
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The immediate and obvious impetus for this trend is Donald Trump living the narcissist's dream of being an inescapable presence for the past decade.

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History is inescapable in the Middle East, always present, a storehouse of justification to be plundered.

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They are laid at the base of a black wrought iron gate, which doubles as a portal between public and private realms and the inescapable suggestion of prison bars.

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They were an inescapable topic of conversation, their position at the center of the NBA’s universe certainly annoying to the other 29 teams but inarguable.

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But its derelict setting has become almost inescapable since May 2021, with three permanently closed entrances spanning across three busy shopping roads.

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