inescapable

CEFRC1

/ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl/

adjective

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In plain English

01
adjective
Impossible to avoid or escape.
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adjective
Extra detail
Impossible (unable) to avoid or escape; not escapable.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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In context

The Rugby flyover, too, is now an inescapable feature of the West Coast main line landscape.
Wages absorbed 80% of the total revenue (which was inescapable), and they were rising at almost twice the rate of fares, which were pegged by law.

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The Rugby flyover, too, is now an inescapable feature of the West Coast main line landscape.
1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 130
Wages absorbed 80% of the total revenue (which was inescapable), and they were rising at almost twice the rate of fares, which were pegged by law.
2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 51
Later, the US national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, told CNN that Ukraine could not join Nato immediately as it was “an inescapable fact” that the treaty’s mutual defence clause would mean allies would be obliged to enter a direct war with Russia.
2023 July 12, Dan Sabbagh, quoting Jake Sullivan, “Zelenskiy forced to recalibrate to avert Nato summit falling-out”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

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From in- + escapable.