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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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The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness estimates that $30 billion is lost in productivity from preventable or curable eye diseases in India alone.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

"Ultimately, we need to invest in more research about the underlying biology of B12 insufficiency, since it may be a preventable cause of cognitive decline."

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Andy Burrows, chief executive of Molly Rose Foundation, a UK-based online safety charity, welcomed the report, calling big tech platforms "complacent and evasive when it comes to protecting children from preventable harm".

From BBC • May 21, 2026

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

From Salon • May 20, 2026

This makes leprosy one of the world’s leading causes of preventable disability.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly