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Definition of unavoidable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unavoidable

adjective

/ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbl/

/ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbl/

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impossible to avoid or prevent
- unavoidable delays
- Recession at the time seemed unavoidable.
opposite avoidable
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- prove
- seem
- …
adverb
- absolutely
- simply
- probably
- …
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