avoidable
/ə'vɔidəbl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Capable of being avoided or prevented: Describes a situation, event, or outcome that can be prevented from happening or can be kept away from.
Usage
- The adjective "avoidable" is used to qualify nouns, typically referring to negative or undesirable things (like accidents, mistakes, costs, or diseases) that did not need to happen because there was a way to prevent them.
- It often appears in contexts analyzing causes, assigning responsibility, or discussing prevention.
- Common sentence patterns: "an avoidable [noun]", "completely/totally/entirely avoidable", "could have been avoidable".
Examples
- Adjective:
- The accident was entirely avoidable if proper safety procedures had been followed.
- Many childhood diseases are now avoidable thanks to vaccinations.
- This is an avoidable cost that we can eliminate from the budget.
Advanced Usage
- "Fiscally avoidable": Refers to costs or expenses that can be prevented through careful financial management.
- The consultant identified several fiscally avoidable expenditures in the report.
- In legal or formal analysis: Used to discuss negligence or fault.
- The court found the injury to be the result of an avoidable hazard.
Variants and Related Words
- Avoid (verb): To keep away from or prevent from happening.
- You should avoid making the same mistake.
- Avoidance (noun): The action of keeping away from or preventing something.
- Risk avoidance is a key business strategy.
- Unavoidable (adjective): The direct antonym; impossible to avoid or prevent.
- Some traffic delays are unavoidable.
Synonyms
- Preventable: Able to be stopped from happening.
- Avertible: Able to be turned away or prevented.
Antonyms
- Inevitable: Certain to happen; unavoidable.
- Unavoidable: Not able to be avoided or prevented.
Adjective
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capable of being avoided or warded off
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