unpreventable

adjective
UK: /ˌʌnprɪˈventəbl/
US: /ˌʌnprɪˈventəbl/

  1. Impossible to stop from happening.

    1. The accident was unpreventable, given the icy road conditions.
    2. Despite our best efforts, the damage was unpreventable due to the storm's intensity.

Synonyms

inevitable unavoidable inescapable

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "unpreventable" is /ˌʌnprɪˈventəbl/ in British English and /ˌʌnprɪˈventəbl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "unpreventable": inevitable, unavoidable, inescapable.

Example usage of "unpreventable": "The accident was unpreventable, given the icy road conditions.". More examples on the page.