Inevitably meaning

What does “inevitably” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“inevitably” is an adverb with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: in such a manner as could not be otherwise.

inevitably

adverb

  1. in such a manner as could not be otherwise

    “it is necessarily so”

    “we must needs by objective”

  2. by necessity

    “the situation slid inescapably toward disaster”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University