Inescapable Meaning
/ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbəl/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjImpossible (unable) to avoid or escape; not escapable.
Sentence Examples
Tom ended up in an inescapable situation.
At this point, it's inescapable.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The DNA evidence found at the scene was ____ and left no room for doubt about the suspect's guilt.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The survey shows that the rise of digital technology in modern life is completely ____.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English escape Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English escapable English inescapable From in- + escapable.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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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CEFR Practice Quiz
The DNA evidence found at the scene was ____ and left no room for doubt about the suspect's guilt.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The survey shows that the rise of digital technology in modern life is completely ____.