Preventable

adj, noun

adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that can be prevented.

    "Nonetheless, we should all like to see fewer of these preventables in our ER and more of that money going to help keep these people safe and healthy."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being prevented.
Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of being prevented wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
avoidableevitableforestallableforestallablepreventible

Example

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"Malaria is a preventable disease."

Etymology

From prevent + -able.

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