Inevitably vs Definitely - What's the difference?
inevitably | definitely |
In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
As usual; predictably; as expected.
Without question and beyond doubt.
In a definite manner; decisively.
* Nikolai Gogol, The Nose (in translation)
As adverbs the difference between inevitably and definitely
is that inevitably is in a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent while definitely is without question and beyond doubt.inevitably
English
Adverb
(-)- 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.
- 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'.
Synonyms
* (in a manner that this impossible to avoid) certainly, inexorably, unavoidably, necessarily * (as usual) always, predictably, regularlyAntonyms
* (in a manner that this impossible to avoid) evitably, avoidably, impossibly, incidentally * (as usual) unexpectedly, unusuallydefinitely
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- The mother definitely has love for her child.
- And the Nose definitely turned away.
