PREVENTABLE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

preventable

adjective

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Recent Examples of preventable Medical experts told ProPublica her doctors did not follow the proper standard of care and that Barnica’s death was preventable. — Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2026 Over the past three years, officials say Bristol has seen 90 serious injuries and 20 fatalities due to preventable traffic deaths. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 Because the monologue was reviewed before broadcast, the article argues, the show had an opportunity to reject the material; inviting Gillis back for a third time made the controversy a preventable institutional choice. — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Arch McKown, the group's vice president, described the shooting as preventable and suggested it may have been connected to group or gang violence. — Janay Reece, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 The safety committee has final say on whether an accident was preventable. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026 Maternal mortality is a critical and preventable outcome — but prevention requires accurate data. — Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026 But the Kuvshynovs and their legal team say what happened to their daughter was preventable — and foreseen. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026 Hundreds of thousands of entirely preventable deaths, if not millions, are expected between now and 2030. — Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

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What separated Dieffenbach from previous quarterback play was his ball protection, largely keeping it out of harm’s way, and really only taking one avoidable sack.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Both are avoidable, and both come from the same conversation that is essential to have but often not had because of boards’ and leaders’ discomfort with being direct and upfront from the beginning.

— Christina Greenberg, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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In May 2025, NPR reported, citing two sources with direct knowledge, that Holmes had been advising Evans from prison, though the nature of that advice was unclear.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
How that list would be compiled, and by whom, and under what criteria, was left unclear.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

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