The difference between Always and Inevitably
When used as adverbs, always means at all times, whereas inevitably means in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
check bellow for the other definitions of Always and Inevitably
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Always as an adverb:
At all times; throughout all time
Examples:
"God is always the same."
"synonyms: perpetually continually all the time every time Thesaurus:forever"
"ant at no time never Thesaurus:never"
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Always as an adverb:
Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally).
Examples:
"synonyms: invariably uniformly Thesaurus:uniformly"
"ant manywise sundrily variously Thesaurus:diversely"
"In this street, the shops always close during lunchtime."
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Always as an adverb (informal):
In any event.
Examples:
"I thought I could always go back to work."
"synonyms: anyhow anyway at any rate regardless Thesaurus:regardless"
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Inevitably as an adverb:
In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
Examples:
"Inevitably, all creatures eventually die."
"The sun inevitably rises."
"Despite the town's best efforts, the dam inevitably gave way."
"The inevitably cold winter approaches."
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Inevitably as an adverb:
As usual; predictably; as expected.
Examples:
"Inevitably, the next-door neighbour began to mow his lawn just as she lay down her head after a long night shift."
"The child inevitably began to cry when his mother went to work."
"The inevitably long line of customers queued for the latest 'Harry Potter'."
Compare words:
Compare with synonyms and related words:
- certainly vs inevitably
- inevitably vs inexorably
- inevitably vs unavoidably
- inevitably vs necessarily
- evitably vs inevitably
- avoidably vs inevitably
- impossibly vs inevitably
- incidentally vs inevitably
- always vs inevitably
- inevitably vs predictably
- inevitably vs regularly
- inevitably vs unexpectedly
- inevitably vs unusually