eventualitynoun [ C ]
uk/ɪˌven.tʃuˈæl.ə.ti/us/ɪˌven.tʃuˈæl.ə.t̬i/something unpleasant or unexpected that might happen or exist in the future:
We've tried to anticipate the most likely problems, but it's impossible to be prepared for all eventualities/every eventuality.
I'm looking for a travel insurance policy that will cover me for any eventuality.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
- a (heavy) cross to bear idiom
- a cloud on the horizon idiom
- a fate worse than death idiom
- a hard/tough row to hoe idiom
- a narrow squeak idiom
- barrel
- bind
- crunch
- curse
- fate
- feeding frenzy
- going
- have a bumpy ride idiom
- have sb over a barrel idiom
- schtuck
- shtook
- stalemate
- standoff
- sticky wicket
- vortex
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