avoidably
Could be prevented
In a way that could have been prevented or evaded.
The adverb typically appears in negative constructions—not avoidably—or in contexts of blame: The project was avoidably delayed by poor planning.
Something that happens avoidably didn't have to happen; someone could have stopped it.
Capable of being stopped
- avertableCapable of being prevented
- escapableAble to be fled
- evadableCapable of being dodged
- stoppableAble to be halted
deterrable · obviated · sidestepped · deflectable · interceptable · blocked · thwarted · anticipated
Done with intention
- intentionallyBy conscious choice
- consciouslyWith deliberate awareness
- knowinglyWith deliberate awareness
- purposefullyWith conscious intention
willfully · wittingly · premeditatedly · calculatedly · voluntarily · electively · strategically · advisedly
Without good reason
- needlesslyWithout necessity or purpose
- gratuitouslyWithout cause or justification
- superfluouslyDone without necessity
- redundantlyIn an excessive manner
wastefully · pointlessly · futilely · uselessly · senselessly · frivolously · excessively · unwarrantedly
As a choice, not requirement
- electivelyBy personal choice
- alternativelyBy another choice
- voluntarilyWithout external compulsion
- selectivelyWith careful choosing
preventable
Capable of being stopped
stoppable · deterrable · obviated · sidestepped · deflectable · interceptable · blocked · thwarted · anticipated · foreseen
deliberately
Done with intention
- intentionallyBy conscious choice
- consciouslyWith deliberate awareness
- knowinglyWith deliberate awareness
purposefully · willfully · wittingly · premeditatedly · calculatedly · voluntarily · electively · strategically · advisedly · designedly
unnecessarily
Without good reason
- needlesslyWithout necessity or purpose
- gratuitouslyWithout cause or justification
- superfluouslyDone without necessity
redundantly · wastefully · pointlessly · futilely · uselessly · senselessly · frivolously · excessively · unwarrantedly · unjustifiably
optionally
As a choice, not requirement
- electivelyBy personal choice
- alternativelyBy another choice
- voluntarilyWithout external compulsion
avoidablyunavoidably
Without possibility of prevention
inevitably · inescapably · ineluctably · necessarily · inexorably