Definition of preventable in English:

adjective

• Able to be prevented or avoided.

  ‘many of these ailments are preventable’

  ‘several workers have been killed in preventable accidents’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Cigarettes are the leading cause of preventable deaths in this country.’
  • ‘Millions of people die each year from preventable diseases for lack of very basic drugs.’
  • ‘The good news is that the most common mistakes are easily preventable if you know what to look for.’
  • ‘Many of the chronic diseases linked to obesity are preventable.’
  • ‘Skin cancer is largely preventable when sun protection measures are consistently used.’
  • ‘We need to look very carefully at how we go about ensuring that there are no preventable risks to national security.’
  • ‘Easily preventable Internet crimes are on the rise.’
  • ‘Carbon monoxide poisoning proved to be a limited, easily preventable danger.’
  • ‘Most preventable incidents result directly or indirectly from human error.’
  • ‘Hepatitis A is easily preventable with a vaccine.’