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Preventable

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Preventable is an adjective meaning Capable of being prevented.

Meaning

Capable of being prevented.

More Meanings

  1. Something that can be prevented.

Example Sentences

Nonetheless, we should all like to see fewer of these preventables in our ER and more of that money going to help keep these people safe and healthy.

Word Forms

Antonyms for preventable

Common opposites include unpreventable.

unpreventable

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include prevention, preventive, avoidable, treatable, curable, unavoidable.

preventionpreventiveavoidabletreatablecurableunavoidablepredictableforeseeableunnecessaryavoidedavertibleoccurableremediableoccurrableevitablemedicableprohibitableanticipableeluctable

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