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preventable

ADJECTIVE

able to be averted

Synonyms

STRONG

avertible avoidable escapable stoppable

WEAK

correctable curable healable mendable restorable treatable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inescapable inevitable unavoidable

Example Sentences

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"This crash was preventable, this crash was senseless."

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Experts estimate that these cuts will lead to 14 million preventable deaths by 2030 if funding is not restored.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

Pearson added that a "simple solution such as an exclusion zone" should be implemented if a falling object is not preventable.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“These cuts … will force patients to forgo or delay basic dental care, driving completely preventable emergencies into already overcrowded emergency departments.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

I go to bed every night, and look at myself in the mirror every morning, knowing I caused an accident that was one hundred percent preventable.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel