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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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Other than measles, which is preventable, the U.S. is not the center of any major infectious disease outbreaks.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Director of nutrition, Dr Luz Maria De Regil, said "excess salt consumption remains among the top preventable drivers of death globally" and put the figure at 1.7m deaths a year.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

"The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge was a preventable tragedy of enormous consequence," acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

“The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge was a preventable tragedy of enormous consequence,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Delays at the fixed lines were foreseeable and eminently preventable.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer