Avoidable is an English word with synonyms like evitable or inevitable. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Avoidable in a sentence
Avoidable meaning
- Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.
- Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.
Synonyms of Avoidable
Using Avoidable
- The main meaning on this page is: Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable. | Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.
- Useful related words include: evitable, avertible, avertable, inevitable.
- In the example corpus, avoidable often appears in combinations such as: avoidable deaths, and avoidable, are avoidable.
Context around Avoidable
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 16 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Avoidable
- In this selection, "avoidable" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, easily, create, completely, goals, tragedy and burns stand out and add context to how "avoidable" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include causes of avoidable disability globally and conceded three avoidable goals. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "avoidable" sits close to words such as accelerates, allotment and ascended, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with avoidable
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Although Rovers leaked three goals on Wednesday, they were all avoidable goals. (12 words)
But from a Boro perspective, the first two goals in particular were avoidable. (13 words)
In fact, leprosy is one of the leading causes of avoidable disability globally. (13 words)
The Colliers – who went into the game on the back of an impressive draw against Morpeth Town – did have some enjoyable moments in the first period but manager Ian Skinner admitted afterwards that his side had conceded three ‘avoidable’ goals. (40 words)
That economical approach strips away the finger-pointing that followed the tragic loss of life at Waco and zero in on the roots of what went wrong, and to what extent it might have been avoidable. (36 words)
Indeed, all you have ended up achieving with your absolutely ridiculous escapade is to create avoidable torment for Nigerians and to further endanger the health of our already critically challenged national economy. (32 words)
Condolences to his family and may this AVOIDABLE tragedy never be allowed to be repeated ever again BVI! (18 words)
Example sentences (20)
Ahead of the release of the documentary, the couple spoke to Giovanna Fletcher on her Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast about the loss of their child and said it was 'avoidable'.
Alexandra Roberts, from Irwin Mitchell, said: “This is an extremely worrying incident in which Paul received severe but avoidable burns.
Although Rovers leaked three goals on Wednesday, they were all avoidable goals.
An interception would have obviously been fatal, but giving the 49ers the ball back with a timeout was totally unnecessary and avoidable.
But from a Boro perspective, the first two goals in particular were avoidable.
Condolences to his family and may this AVOIDABLE tragedy never be allowed to be repeated ever again BVI!
Dany has no business managing his own profile, which leads to a series of easily avoidable mishaps.
Flaring is avoidable and the gas can be captured and used to generate electricity or heat homes - yet it continues to take place across the world.
Indeed, all you have ended up achieving with your absolutely ridiculous escapade is to create avoidable torment for Nigerians and to further endanger the health of our already critically challenged national economy.
In fact, leprosy is one of the leading causes of avoidable disability globally.
It becomes even more painful when post-event revelations suggest that his death was avoidable.
It’s time for concrete steps towards accountability, and to finally put an end to these needless and avoidable deaths.
I want to know why authorities did not do more to prevent what seems like an entirely predictable and avoidable tragedy.
Meanwhile, Putin might have simply caused himself a bit of very avoidable harm.
Of course, the problem is that three of them ended in interceptions, all of which were avoidable.
Pressed to offer more on the goals, Carrick continued: “Maybe it’s avoidable.
Representing the family, lawyer Deborah Nadel added: "This child's injuries and severe disabilities were completely avoidable with proper care.
That economical approach strips away the finger-pointing that followed the tragic loss of life at Waco and zero in on the roots of what went wrong, and to what extent it might have been avoidable.
The charity Autistica says our research helps explain the avoidable reasons why many autistic people are dying young.
The Colliers – who went into the game on the back of an impressive draw against Morpeth Town – did have some enjoyable moments in the first period but manager Ian Skinner admitted afterwards that his side had conceded three ‘avoidable’ goals.
Common combinations with avoidable
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- avoidable deaths 14×
- and avoidable 13×
- are avoidable 11×
- were avoidable 10×
- avoidable and 10×
- is avoidable 9×
- an avoidable 8×
- of avoidable 7×
- completely avoidable 7×
- easily avoidable 6×