Synonyms of avoidable

avoidable

adjective

as in preventable

Related Words

• preventable
• uncertain
• unsure
• evadable
• unclear
• questionable
• shaky
• unreliable
• unlikely
• doubtful
• improbable
• dubious
• undecided
• unsettled
• undependable

Dissimilar Words

• unavoidable
• necessary
• inevitable
• certain
• inescapable
• sure
• possible
• decided
• ineluctable
• unescapable
• definite
• ineludible
• probable
• settled
• likely

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of avoidable

Quiet quitting often stems from avoidable management errors, not merely a lack of motivation. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

And Bear 142 was fortunate that an entirely avoidable encounter did not end much worse. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Like the cases of Jameson and Parker, many of these are avoidable tragedies that are heartbreaking for families and cost animals their lives. — Vanessa Shakib, Oc Register, 23 July 2026

In hindsight, the entire incident was avoidable; Zelensky could have removed Syrskyi a week ago – as had seemed inevitable for months, as talk of his failings echoed around Kyiv. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

The situation is avoidable and frustrating, said Jory Lange, a Texas attorney who represents over 50 people who were affected by an outbreak last year that killed seven people and sickened over 100 in New York’s Harlem neighborhood. — ABC News, 21 July 2026

But as writer-director Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster The Odyssey makes a point of emphasizing, the legendary Greek general from Homer’s ancient epic (portrayed in the film by Matt Damon) also made a lot of extremely avoidable mistakes. — Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 17 July 2026

But these unavoidable problems of biology are compounded by totally avoidable problems of public policy. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 14 July 2026