adjective
- capable of being averted; able to be turned away or prevented
Usage: often used in formal or legal contexts
Examples
- The accident was avertable if the driver had been paying attention.
- Many diseases are avertable through proper vaccination.
- The crisis seemed avertable with quick government intervention.
- He argued that the conflict was avertable through diplomacy.
- Avertable risks should be managed carefully in any business plan.
- The disaster might have been avertable with better safety protocols.