inescapable

inescapable
[[t]ɪ̱nɪske͟ɪpəb(ə)l[/t]]
ADJ
If you describe a fact, situation, or activity as inescapable, you mean that it is difficult not to notice it or be affected by it.

The inescapable conclusion is that he was trying to avenge the death of his friend...

A sense of imminent doom was inescapable.

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inescapably [[t]ɪ̱nɪske͟ɪpəbli[/t]] ADV

It is inescapably clear that they won't turn round.


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