inescapable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled unescapable

US /ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl/ UK /ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl/ See IPA manual

adj

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1

adj
unable to be avoided or evaded

The conclusion was inescapable once the facts were laid out.

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Synonyms

1 adj · unable to be avoided or evaded unavoidable inevitable ineluctable certainunpreventableineludible

Opposites

escapableavoidable evitable

Word family

Derived forms inescapablyinescapability

Related forms escapeescapableescapement

Etymology

From in- ('not') + escapable, from escape, from Old French eschaper, from Vulgar Latin *excappare ('to get out of one's cape, get away'), from ex- ('out of') + cappa ('cloak').

*excappare Latin cappa la-lat

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# inescapable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl
**IPA (UK):** ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl

## Meanings
1. unable to be avoided or evaded

## Examples
- The conclusion was inescapable once the facts were laid out.

## Synonyms
- unavoidable
- inevitable
- ineluctable
- certain
- unpreventable
- ineludible

## Antonyms
- escapable
- avoidable
- evitable

## Derived Forms
- inescapably
- inescapability

## Related Forms
- escape
- escapable
- escapement

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *excappare
- Root: cappa

## Etymology
From in- ('not') + escapable, from escape, from Old French eschaper, from Vulgar Latin *excappare ('to get out of one's cape, get away'), from ex- ('out of') + cappa ('cloak').

## AI Etymology
Inescapable comes from in- ('not') + escapable, from escape, from Old French eschaper, from Vulgar Latin *excappare ('to get out of one's cape, get away'), from ex- ('out of') + cappa ('cloak'). The etymological trail includes Latin *excappare and Latin cappa. As an adjective, inescapable means unable to be avoided or evaded. The same family is visible in derived forms such as inescapably and inescapability and related forms such as escape, escapable, and escapement. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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