unavoidably

ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbli

Definition

Definition of unavoidably - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

inevitablyin a way that cannot be avoided

The meeting was unavoidably delayed due to traffic.

certainly

inescapably

inevitably

necessarilyby necessity or compulsion

He was unavoidably absent from the event.

inescapably

inevitably

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Origin of unavoidably

Old English, un (not) + afōdian (to avoid)

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logic

unavoidably true given what a term means

ineludibly

adv.

unavoidably

in a way that cannot be avoided

Examples of unavoidably in a sentence

Unavoidably, the project deadline was extended.
The meeting was unavoidably delayed due to traffic.
She was unavoidably detained at the office.

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French:inévitablement, nécessairement, ...
German:unvermeidlich, notwendigerweise, ...
Italian:inevitabilmente, necessariamente, ...
Spanish:inevitablemente, forzosamente, ...
Portuguese:inevitavelmente, de forma inevitável, ...
Chinese:不可避免地, 不得不, ...
Japanese:避けられず, やむを得ず, ...
Arabic:حَتْمِيًّا, بِالضَّرورَة, ...
Hebrew:בְּאֹפֶן בִּלְתִּי נִמְנָע, בְּהֶכְרֵחַ, ...
Russian:неизбежно, вынужденно, ...
Ukrainian:неминуче, ...
Hindi:अपरिहार्य रूप से, मजबूरी में, ...
Bengali:অনিবার্যভাবে, ...
Catalan:inevitablement, necessàriament, ...
Czech:nevyhnutelně, nezbytně, ...
Danish:uundgåeligt, nødvendigvis, ...
Dutch:onvermijdelijk, ...
Greek:αναπόφευκτα, εκ των πραγμάτων, ...
Hungarian:elkerülhetetlenül, szükségszerűen, ...
Khmer:ដោយជៀសមិនរួច, ដោយបង្ខំចិត្ត, ...
Korean:불가피하게, 부득이하게, ...
Persian:به‌ناچار, به ناچار, ...
Polish:nieuchronnie, z konieczności, ...
Portuguese (BR):inevitavelmente, ...
Romanian:inevitabil, nevoit, ...
Swedish:oundvikligen, ...
Thai:อย่างหลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้, โดยหลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้, ...
Turkish:kaçınılmaz olarak, ...
Vietnamese:không thể tránh khỏi, bất đắc dĩ, ...

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