The accident was entirely avoidable.
Source: tatoeba (688045)
Avoidable
//əˈvɔɪdəbl̩//
Synonyms for "avoidable" (22 found)
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Closest matches (5)
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Related words (11)
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4 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesderived
4 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
7 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 12 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- φευκτός adj (capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped)
Bengali
1 entries- নিবার্য adj (capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped)
Catalan
3 entries- eludible adj (capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped)
- evitable adj (capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable)
- evitable adj (capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped)
Dutch
3 entries- leegbaar adj (capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable)
- vermijdbaar adj (capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped)
- voorkoombaar adj (capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped)
French
2 entries- évitable adj (capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable)
- évitable adj (capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped)
German
2 entries- vermeidbar adj (capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable)
- vermeidbar adj (capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped)
Greek
1 entries- αποφευκτός adj (capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped)
Hungarian
1 entries- elkerülhető adj (capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped)
Italian
1 entries- evitabile adj (capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable)
Latin
1 entries- evitabilis adj (capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped)
Russian
1 entries- предотврати́мый adj (capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped)
Spanish
2 entries- evitable adj (capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable)
- evitable adj (capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
I want to cut down any avoidable costs.
Source: tatoeba (688046)
This problem is not avoidable.
Source: tatoeba (688056)
That problem is not avoidable.
Source: tatoeba (1431582)
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