inescapable

English

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Etymology

in- + escapable

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Adjective

inescapable (comparative more inescapable, superlative most inescapable)

  1. Impossible (unable) to avoid or escape; not escapable.
    Synonyms: inevitable, unescapable
    Antonyms: escapable, evitable
    • 1961 March, “Talking of trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 130:
      The Rugby flyover, too, is now an inescapable feature of the West Coast main line landscape.
    • 2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 51:
      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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Spanish

Adjective

inescapable (plural inescapables)

  1. inescapable
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