avoidablea‧void‧a‧ble /əˈvɔɪdəbəl/ adjective

- Running out of gas is annoying and easily avoidable.
- Too many children are still injured in avoidable accidents.
- But even this ratio puts the best possible light on the contribution made by employment to the avoidable death toll.
- Indeed, it would be seen as a major source of avoidable and illegal human suffering.
- Much of this is completely avoidable.
- Otherwise mutual incomprehension and avoidable conflict will continue.
- The list of avoidable killings not legally construed as murder even in principle could go on and on.
- There were potentially avoidable factors in all the cases.
something that can be prevented► preventable something bad that is preventable , can be prevented: · Whooping cough and measles are both preventable diseases.· Many of these deaths each year are preventable.
► avoidable difficulties or problems that are avoidable can be prevented, and therefore you should not have to deal with them: · Running out of gas is annoying and easily avoidable.· Too many children are still injured in avoidable accidents.
nounavoidanceadjectiveavoidable ≠ unavoidableverbavoidadverbunavoidably