PREVENTABLE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

preventable

adjective

variants also preventible

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Recent Examples of preventable But the Kuvshynovs and their legal team say what happened to their daughter was preventable — and foreseen. — David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026 The good news is many deaths are preventable because of vaccines. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 Hundreds of thousands of entirely preventable deaths, if not millions, are expected between now and 2030. — Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Experts say the risk of contracting rabies from a bat remains low, but the disease is almost always fatal once symptoms appear and is preventable with prompt treatment. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 These dangerous illnesses are all completely preventable and serve as a reminder of the importance of proper vaccines to protect the health of our families and children. — Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026 Menopausal women spent years unable to get relief from the potentially deadly but often preventable effects of recurrent urinary tract infections, due to the FDA’s black box warning for estrogen products. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 24 Sep. 2026 Rabies is a viral disease that is nearly 100% fatal but is preventable when PEP is given appropriately before symptoms start, according to the CDC. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 Recent events in my own home—an unfortunate albeit preventable flood that covered my basement in mold—made one particular shopper review resonate. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026

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If employees complete tasks more accurately, handle fewer escalations and spend less time fixing avoidable mistakes, AI is improving productivity.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Move too quickly and organizations burn out, make avoidable mistakes, or outrun their capabilities.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 29 Sep. 2026

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Rappers Lucki and Playboi Carti were seen in videos posted to social media, though the cause of the fight and its participants remain unclear.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
The prognosis for a Tennessee woman who survived two doses of lethal injection is still unclear, according to her lawyer, who said doctors are still trying to clear the lethal drug administered during her execution attempt.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026

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