avoidable
pronunciation
How to pronounce avoidable in British English:
UK [əˈvɔɪdəbl]
How to pronounce avoidable in American English:
US [əˈvɔɪdəbl]
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- Adjective:
- capable of being avoided or warded off
Word Origin
- avoidable (adj.)
- 1630s, from avoid + -able. Related: Avoidably.
Antonym
Example
- 1. That makes no sense and it 's completely avoidable .
- 2. The current price rise was completely avoidable .
- 3. Only a few weeks ago , that test still seemed avoidable .
- 4. What is so galling about this scenario is that it is avoidable .
- 5. Despite the scale of the humanitarian disaster , some of the suffering is avoidable .