avoidable
Collocations
3(adj.)
VERBS
be
Many of the mistakes in their project were avoidable with better planning.
ADV
entirely, wholly | easily
Definitions
adj
Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.
The minister confessed that many of the deaths were avoidable.
Beyond the avoidable deaths that are already visible, something ominous is happening below the surface in crisis zones.
noun
Something that can or should be avoided.
Though Mrs Golson re-appeared regularly at the Twyborns', she was on my list of avoidables from the night of the corked moustache until she sprang upon us yesterday.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — capable of being avoided or warded off
- evitable
- avertible
- avertable
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6The minister confessed that many of the deaths were avoidable.
WiktionaryBeyond the avoidable deaths that are already visible, something ominous is happening below the surface in crisis zones.
WiktionaryThough Mrs Golson re-appeared regularly at the Twyborns', she was on my list of avoidables from the night of the corked moustache until she sprang upon us yesterday.
WiktionaryThe accident was entirely avoidable.
Tatoeba · #688045I want to cut down any avoidable costs.
Tatoeba · #688046This problem is not avoidable.
Tatoeba · #688056