"inescapable" meaning in English

See inescapable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪnɪˈskeɪpəbl/ Audio: en-us-inescapable.ogg [US] Forms: inescapable [positive], more inescapable [comparative], most inescapable [superlative]
Etymology: in- + escapable Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|in|escapable}} in- + escapable Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is inescapable, you cannot avoid it or act like it is not there. Synonyms: inevitable
    Sense id: simple-inescapable-en-adj-75J2Pqoj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with in-
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