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- Dictionaryevitable/ˈɛvɪtəb(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. able to be avoided or prevented; avoidable: rare "unfortunately, complexity isn't always evitable"
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Evitable means able to be avoided or prevented. Learn how to use this adjective with sentences and synonyms, and see translations in Chinese and other languages.
Evitable means capable of being avoided. Learn the origin, usage, and examples of this word, and contrast it with its opposite, inevitable.
Definition of 'evitable' Word Frequency. evitable in British English. (ˈɛvɪtəbəl ) adjective. rare. able to be avoided. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C16: from Latin ēvītābilis, from ēvītāre, from vītāre to avoid. Word Frequency. evitable in American English. (ˈɛvɪtəbəl ) adjective. avoidable.
If it's possible to avoid something, you can describe it as evitable. Unless you live in Antarctica or some deserts, rain is definitely not evitable. The antonym of this word, inevitable, is far more common, and etymologists are fairly certain it came first.
Evitable definition: capable of being avoided; avoidable.. See examples of EVITABLE used in a sentence.
Jun 2, 2024 · evitable (comparative more evitable, superlative most evitable) Possible to avoid; avertible. [from early 16th c.] Synonyms: avoidable, avertable, escapable, preventable, resistible Antonyms: ineluctable, inescapable, inevitable, irresistible, unavoidable, unescapable, unpreventable
Evitable means possible to avoid or prevent. Find the origin, pronunciation, and antonyms of evitable, as well as examples of usage and related words.
