| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | a given | something certain to happen |
| 2. | absolute | complete and not avoidable |
| 3. | appointed | fixed or arranged beforehand |
| 4. | approaching | drawing near in time |
| 5. | apt | likely to happen |
| 6. | around the corner | very near to happening |
| 7. | assured | guaranteed to happen |
| 8. | at hand | very near in time |
| 9. | baked in | built in from the start |
| 10. | bound | certain to occur |
| 11. | brewing | developing and likely soon |
| 12. | built in | part of something by design |
| 13. | called for | required by circumstances |
| 14. | cannot be avoided | impossible to prevent |
| 15. | cannot be escaped | impossible to get away from |
| 16. | carved in stone | fixed and unchangeable |
| 17. | certain | sure to happen |
| 18. | coming | about to happen |
| 19. | compulsory | required; not optional |
| 20. | cursed | seemingly doomed by fate |
| 21. | decreed | officially or fatefully decided |
| 22. | demanded | required or insisted upon |
| 23. | destined | meant to happen |
| 24. | determined | decided or fixed beforehand |
| 25. | doom-laden | full of certain bad outcome |
| 26. | expected | likely and unsurprising |
| 27. | fatal | bringing unavoidable disaster |
| 28. | fated | destined to happen |
| 29. | final | not open to change |
| 30. | fixed | settled and not changeable |
| 31. | foregone | already decided beforehand |
| 32. | foreordained | determined beforehand |
| 33. | forthcoming | about to appear or happen |
| 34. | given | accepted as certain |
| 35. | going to happen | certain or likely to occur |
| 36. | guaranteed | certain by promise or nature |
| 37. | hardwired | built in and fixed |
| 38. | imminent | about to happen very soon |
| 39. | immutable | unable to change |
| 40. | impending | about to happen soon |
| 41. | in the cards | likely to happen |
| 42. | ineluctable | impossible to resist or avoid |
| 43. | ineludible | not able to be evaded |
| 44. | inescapable | unable to be avoided |
| 45. | inexorable | impossible to stop or prevent |
| 46. | irresistible | too strong to stop |
| 47. | irreversible | unable to be undone |
| 48. | irrevocable | unable to be changed back |
| 49. | karmic | seemingly fated by karma |
| 50. | liable | likely to happen |
| 51. | likely | expected to happen |
| 52. | locked in | firmly decided already |
| 53. | looming | seeming likely very soon |
| 54. | mandatory | required by rule or need |
| 55. | meant for | intended by fate |
| 56. | meant to be | destined or intended to happen |
| 57. | merciless | harsh and impossible to avoid |
| 58. | natural | expected by nature or logic |
| 59. | necessary | required by circumstances |
| 60. | needed | required or necessary |
| 61. | nonoptional | not optional |
| 62. | not to be avoided | unable to be prevented |
| 63. | not to be escaped | unable to be escaped |
| 64. | obligatory | required by rule or duty |
| 65. | on course | moving toward a set outcome |
| 66. | oncoming | approaching and hard to stop |
| 67. | ordained | decreed or destined |
| 68. | prearranged | arranged in advance |
| 69. | predecided | decided beforehand |
| 70. | predestined | decided in advance |
| 71. | predictable | expected to happen |
| 72. | preordained | ordained in advance |
| 73. | prewritten | decided in advance |
| 74. | probable | likely to happen |
| 75. | providential | guided by fate or destiny |
| 76. | relentless | continuing without stopping |
| 77. | remorseless | without stopping or pity |
| 78. | required | needed; not optional |
| 79. | requisite | required by the situation |
| 80. | scheduled | set to happen at a time |
| 81. | sealed | decided beyond change |
| 82. | set | fixed and decided |
| 83. | settled | decided and unlikely to change |
| 84. | star-crossed | fated to go badly |
| 85. | sure | bound to happen |
| 86. | surefire | certain to work or happen |
| 87. | telegraphed | made obvious in advance |
| 88. | terminal | ending and unavoidable |
| 89. | there’s no avoiding it | it cannot be prevented |
| 90. | there’s no escape | it cannot be escaped |
| 91. | to come | still going to happen |
| 92. | unalterable | not able to be changed |
| 93. | unavertable | not able to be averted |
| 94. | unavoidable | impossible to prevent or escape |
| 95. | unchangeable | not able to be changed |
| 96. | undodgeable | impossible to dodge |
| 97. | unescapable | not able to be escaped |
| 98. | unpreventable | not able to be prevented |
| 99. | unstoppable | unable to be stopped |
| 100. | written in the stars | seemingly destined to happen |