1. 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.