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Synonyms for inevitability

All synonyms

Noun

1. Certainty — the condition of being inevitable

certainty, necessity, certitude, sureness, sure thing informal, inescapableness

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The condition of being inevitable.

Forms

Plural
inevitabilities → certainties, necessities, certitudes, surenesses…

Example sentences

  • necessity He said that necessity is the mother of invention.
  • certainty Doubt isn't pleasant, but certainty is ridiculous.
  • certitude Every certitude is a kind of servitude.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
inevitabilitysteady
necessityfalling
certaintysteady
certitudesteady
surenessfalling
inevitablenessfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
fatality4, sureness
9 letters
necessity4, certainty3, certitude3
14 letters
inevitableness, unavoidability
15 letters
inescapableness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fatality4 = 4 syllables).