Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level) · SSC CHSL 2025 T-1
ineluctable in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 Antonyms
What is the antonym of "Ineluctable"?
Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Preventable
Correct Answer: Option 2 — "Preventable"
"Ineluctable" = unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable; inevitable; not to be avoided or escaped.
"Preventable" = able to be stopped from happening; able to be avoided; capable of being hindered or kept from occurring. ✓
Ineluctable (unavoidable, impossible to escape) ↔ Preventable (able to be stopped/avoided) — direct opposites. ✓
Etymology: 'Ineluctable' from Latin ' ineluctabilis ' = not to be escaped (in- = not + eluctari = to struggle out of). ✓
Why other options are wrong:
Option 1 'Unavoidable' = not able to be avoided; impossible to prevent. A SYNONYM of ineluctable — both mean impossible to avoid. ✗
Option 3 'Inevitable' = certain to h - SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level) Antonyms
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. Ineluctable
Answer & explanation
Answer: A) Avoidable
Meaning: ineluctable = impossible to avoid or escape *(अपरिहार्य, अटल)*.
Latin *in-* (not) + *eluctari* (to struggle out of) — something you cannot wriggle out of.
Its antonym is avoidable = able to be prevented or escaped *(टाला जा सकने वाला)*.
Why the others are wrong.
#B Inevitable = certain to happen *(अनिवार्य, अवश्यंभावी)* — a synonym, not an antonym.
#B Certain = sure, bound to happen *(निश्चित)* — again the same direction as *ineluctable*.
#B Unavoidable = cannot be avoided *(अपरिहार्य)* — the plainest synonym of all.
Answer: Avoidable
*Three options mean 'cannot be escaped' — the odd one out is the antonym.*
ineluctable – questions
Has ineluctable been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – ineluctable has been asked 2 times in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Graduate Level), SSC CHSL 2025 T-1.