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    evitable
    /ˈɛvɪtəb(ə)l/

    adjective

    • 1. able to be avoided or prevented; avoidable: rare "unfortunately, complexity isn't always evitable"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEVITABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. uk / ˈev.ɪ.tə.b ə l / us / ˈev.ə.t̬ə.b ə l / Add to word list. able to be avoided or prevented: He believes that world war is evitable. Inevitable suffering due to persecution is to be distinguished from evitable sickness. Fewer examples. The most serious crisis since the Great Depression was entirely evitable.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › evitableEvitable Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : capable of being avoided. Did you know?

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › evitableEVITABLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Evitable definition: capable of being avoided; avoidable.. See examples of EVITABLE used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › evitableEvitable - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEVITABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › evitableevitable - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    2 Jun 2024 · Synonyms: avoidable, avertable, escapable, preventable, resistible. Antonyms: ineluctable, inescapable, inevitable, irresistible, unavoidable, unescapable, unpreventable. The tragic consequences were evitable.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › évitableEVITABLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    EVITABLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com. Advertisement. British. evitable. [ ev -i-t uh -b uh l ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. adjective. capable of being avoided; avoidable. evitable. / ˈɛvɪtəbəl / adjective. rare. able to be avoided. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of evitable 1.