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decisive
English
Etymology
From Middle French décisif
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??sa?s?v/
- Rhymes: -a?s?v
Adjective
decisive (comparative more decisive, superlative most decisive)
- Having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy; final; conclusive.
- A decisive battle is fatal for one side's war chances
- A decisive vote
- Marked by promptness and decision.
- A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive character. -J. Foster.
Synonyms
- decided
- positive
- conclusive
Antonyms
- indecisive
Derived terms
- decisively
- decisiveness
Related terms
- decidable
- decided
Translations
References
- decisive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- decisive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- iDevices
Italian
Adjective
decisive
- feminine plural of decisivo
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inevitable
English
Etymology
From Middle French inevitable, from Latin in?v?t?bilis (“unavoidable”), from in- + ?v?t?bilis (“avoidable”), from ?v?t?re (“to avoid”), from ?- (“out”) + v?t?re (“to shun”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n??v?t?b?l/
Adjective
inevitable (not comparable)
- Impossible to avoid or prevent.
- Predictable, or always happening.
- 1912, Willa Cather, The Bohemian Girl
- This horse and rider, with their free, rhythmical gallop, were the only moving things to be seen on the face of the flat country. They seemed, in the last sad light of evening, not to be there accidentally, but as an inevitable detail of the landscape.
- 1912, Willa Cather, The Bohemian Girl
Usage notes
Largely synonymous with unavoidable, slightly more formal (borrowed as a unit from Latin, rather than formed in English), and with nuances of a natural consequence that occurs after – “inevitable punishment”, “inevitable result”. By contrast, unavoidable has some nuance of existing circumstances – “I was unavoidably detained.” – without there necessarily being a cause.
Further, unavoidable has nuances of “could not have happened any other way, even if circumstances were different”, while inevitable connotes “given circumstances, this is the necessary result.” Compare “the disaster was inevitable”, meaning “sooner or later the disaster would happen (because they did not prepare)” with “the disaster was unavoidable”, meaning “even if they had prepared, the disaster would have happened”.
Often used with a negative connotation, but may be used with a positive or neutral sense of fate, as in “Given our preparations, our victory was inevitable.” in which case *unavoidable is not acceptable.
In the same manner, impreventable and inevitable have different nuances. The sense “the disease was inevitable” means “It was natural to suffer the disease”; the sense “the disease was impreventable” means “There were no preventive methods against the disease”.
Thus, "inevitable" indicates "unable to avoid due to natural or necessary matters", "unavoidable" indicates "unable to avoid due to incidental matters", impreventable indicates "unable to avoid due to the absence of preventive methods".
Synonyms
- (impossible to avoid): inescapable, unavoidable, impreventable; See also Thesaurus:inevitable
- (naturally impossible to avoid): natural, necessary
- (always happening): certain, necessary
Antonyms
- (impossible to avoid): evitable, escapable, avoidable, preventable; See also Thesaurus:avoidable
- (always happening): impossible, incidental; See also Thesaurus:circumstantial
Derived terms
- inevitability
- inevitably
- inevitableness
Translations
Noun
inevitable (plural inevitables)
- Something that is predictable, necessary, or cannot be avoided.
Antonyms
- evitable
- impossible
References
- inevitable/unavoidable, WordReference.com
Further reading
- inevitable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- inevitable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- inevitable at OneLook Dictionary Search
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin in?v?t?bilis.
Adjective
inevitable (epicene, plural inevitables)
- inevitable
Related terms
- evitar
Catalan
Etymology
in- +? evitable
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /i.n?.vi?ta.bl?/
- (Central) IPA(key): /i.n?.bi?ta.bl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /i.ne.vi?ta.ble/
- Rhymes: -a?le
Adjective
inevitable (masculine and feminine plural inevitables)
- inevitable
Derived terms
- inevitablement
Galician
Alternative forms
- inevitábel
Etymology
From Latin in?v?t?bilis.
Adjective
inevitable m or f (plural inevitables)
- inevitable
Antonyms
- evitable
Derived terms
- inevitablemente
Middle French
Adjective
inevitable m or f (plural inevitables)
- inevitable; unavoidable
Descendants
- French: inévitable
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin in?v?t?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inebi?table/, [i.ne.??i?t?a.??le]
Adjective
inevitable (plural inevitables)
- inevitable, inescapable, unavoidable (unable to be avoided)
- Antonym: evitable
Derived terms
- inevitablemente
Related terms
- evitar
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