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in·es·cap·a·ble

(ĭn′ĭ-skā′pə-bəl)
adj.
Impossible to escape or avoid; inevitable: inescapable consequences. See Synonyms at certain.
in′es·cap′a·bly adv.
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inescapable

(ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl)
adj
incapable of being escaped or avoided
ˌinesˈcapably adv
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in•es•cap•a•ble

(ˌɪn əˈskeɪ pə bəl)

adj.
incapable of being escaped, ignored, or avoided.
[1785–95]
in`es•cap′a•bly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. [画像:inescapable - impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"]inescapable - impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"
inevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result"
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inescapable

adjective unavoidable, inevitable, certain, sure, fated, destined, inexorable, ineluctable, ineludible (rare) A sense of imminent doom was inescapable.
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inescapable

adjective
Bound to happen:
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Translations
لا مَفَر منهُ، مَحْتوم
nevyhnutelný
uundgåelig
óumflÿjanlegur
neišvengiamas
neizbēgams
kaçınıl maz

inescapable

[ˌɪnɪsˈkeɪpəbl] ADJ [duty] → ineludible ; [result] → inevitable ; [fact, reality] → que no se puede ignorar
I have come to the inescapable conclusion that → he llegado a la inevitable conclusión de que ...
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inescapable

[ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl] adj [sense, conclusion] → inéluctable
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inescapable

adj → unvermeidlich ; fact, reality → unausweichlich ; consequence, logic, conclusion → zwangsläufig, unausweichlich
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inescapable

[ˌɪnɪsˈkeɪpəbl] adj → ineluttabile, inevitabile
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inescapable

(iniˈskeipəbl) adjective
(formal) that cannot be avoided. an inescapable conclusion. onvermybare لا مَفَر منهُ، مَحْتوم незибежен inevitável nevyhnutelný unvermeidlich uundgåelig αναπόφευκτος ineludible möödapääsmatu ناگزیر väistämätön inévitable שֶׁאֵין מָנוֹס מִפָּנַיו अनिवार्य neizbježiv elkerülhetetlen tak terhindarkan óumflÿjanlegur inevitabile 避けられない 회피할 수 없는 neišvengiamas neizbēgams tidak boleh dielakkan onontkoombaar uunngåelig, uavvendelig nieuchronny نا ګزیر inelutável inevitabil неотвратимый nevyhnutný neizbežen neizbežan oundviklig, ofrånkomlig ซึ่งหลบไม่พ้น kaçınılmaz 逃避不了的, 無法避免的 неминучий جس سے مفر نہ ہو không thể tránh khỏi 逃避不了的,不可避免的
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