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Definition of "inescapable" []

  • Impossible to escape or avoid; inevitable: inescapable consequences. See Synonyms at certain. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "inescapable" in a sentence
  • "Over the years although he has never worked with a piano teacher, Granville has developed a style built on a combination of classical technique and what he describes as "inescapable present day modality shaped by a tumultuous emotionality.""
  • "Cube, Saw, Demons, The Exterminating Angel all feature hapless victims locked in inescapable situations - a guaranteed formula for suspense that we like to call "shooting fish in a barrel.""
  • "Both bows produced astounding speeds, but both also exhibited certain inescapable drawbacks compared with most other bows, namely:"