unavoidably

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbli/ UK /ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbli/ See IPA manual

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adv
in a way that cannot be avoided; inevitably

She was unavoidably detained and missed the opening speech.

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1 adv · in a way that cannot be... inevitably inescapably necessarily ineluctably perforce

Opposites

avoidablypreventably

Word family

Related forms unavoidable avoid avoidable

Etymology

From unavoidable + -ly. Avoid descends from Anglo-French avoider, from Old French esvuidier ('to empty out'), from es- ('out') + vuidier ('to empty').

un- Old English esvuidier Old French

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# unavoidably

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbli
**IPA (UK):** ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbli

## Meanings
1. in a way that cannot be avoided; inevitably

## Examples
- She was unavoidably detained and missed the opening speech.

## Synonyms
- inevitably
- inescapably
- necessarily
- ineluctably
- perforce

## Antonyms
- avoidably
- preventably

## Related Forms
- unavoidable
- avoid
- avoidable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: esvuidier

## Etymology
From unavoidable + -ly. Avoid descends from Anglo-French avoider, from Old French esvuidier ('to empty out'), from es- ('out') + vuidier ('to empty').

## AI Etymology
Unavoidably is from unavoidable + -ly. Avoid descends from Anglo-French avoider, from Old French esvuidier ('to empty out'), from es- ('out') + vuidier ('to empty'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English) and esvuidier (Old French). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers in a way that cannot be avoided; inevitably. The wider family includes related words such as unavoidable, avoid, and avoidable.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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