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Common collocations with inevitable in British Collocation

inevitable adjective

UK /ɪnˈevɪtəb(ə)l/

almost

almost
virtually

A strike is now almost inevitable.

perhaps

perhaps

His parents were farmers, so it was perhaps inevitable that he would spend most of his working life connected with the land.

probably

probably

The eventual outcome was probably inevitable.

according to what seems to be true

apparently
seemingly

The new training programme aims to break this seemingly inevitable decline.

rather

fairly
pretty
somehow

Living so close to the sea, I guess it was fairly inevitable that I’d develop an interest in sailing.

completely

absolutely

It’s absolutely inevitable that it’s going to happen at some point.

in a way that you think is bad or wrong

sadly

The result was sadly inevitable.

result

consequence
corollary
outcome
result

She said this criticism and interference was the inevitable consequence of giving more power to judges.

decision

conclusion

This line of argument leads to the inevitable conclusion that military force is the only solution to this conflict.

fighting

clash
conflict
confrontation
war

It now seems certain that war is inevitable.

problem

delay
disruption

Whilst some disruption is inevitable with a project of this nature, we will endeavour to keep inconvenience to a minimum.

bad situation

collapse
death
decline
defeat
demise
fate

As a society we must innovate or face inevitable economic decline.

change

change

Change is inevitable and the school must embrace that process and see it as an opportunity.

mistake

mistake

Mistakes are inevitable in an operation on this scale.

disappointment

disappointment

Such disappointments are inevitable in any market economy.

loss

loss

The airlines are streamlining their businesses, and job losses are inevitable.

appear
become
look
make something
seem
see something as

When the talks collapsed, the closure of the firm became inevitable.

A general lowering of standards seems inevitable.

Some unhappiness can be seen as natural and inevitable.

desirable
natural
necessary
unavoidable

Change, in one form or another, is both inevitable and desirable.