AVOIDABLE Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

avoidable

adjective

Definition of avoidable

as in preventable

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Recent Examples of avoidable Deploy virtual physician carts and portable telemedicine systems in participating rural hospitals to expand specialty consultation, care coordination, and local clinical decision-making while reducing avoidable transfers. — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026 Their deaths were avoidable, just as the strategy that put them in harm’s way was and remains reversible. — Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 Astronomers and advocates have spent months drawing attention to the avoidable accident in the hopes of preventing similar issues in the future. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026 Fortunately, these common snafus are avoidable with a little careful planning. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 16 Aug. 2026 Also according to the analysis, nearly two-thirds of avoidable disease burden in the United States could be addressed with preventive and early interventions that are already proven to work. — Pooja Kumar, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026 The tragic and avoidable death of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, who was thrown from a runaway carriage, punctuates the urgent need for reform. — Wayne Pacelle, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 At heart, structures and incentives pull Washington back, repeatedly, to avoidable quagmires. — Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026 With more frequent redeterminations set to roll out in the coming months, reducing avoidable procedural disenrollment should be a core strategy for helping eligible people stay covered. — Rebecca Myerson, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026

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Adjective

Aina said that American Black women die in childbirth at three times the rate for white women, and 87% of these deaths were preventable.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
This is far from the first time that Kennedy and his allies have attempted to downplay and spread misinformation about deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of preventable

Adjective

What remains uncertain is how damaging the resolution will be—and for whom.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
When markets are uncertain about how central bankers will respond to incoming data, speculation can fill the void, according to a Barclays report last month.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of uncertain

Adjective

Victims’ families and experts are unsure the higher amounts will be enough to get tipsters to come forward, citing people's fears and distrust of the federal government.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Victims’ families and experts are unsure the higher amounts will be enough to get tipsters to come forward, citing people’s fears and distrust of the federal government.

— Sarah Raza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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