bypassable

Able to skirt

Bypassable describes something that can be circumvented or gone around.

A bypassable security feature has a workaround.

A bypassable obstacle doesn't block progress completely: The paywall is bypassable if you clear your cookies.

The word appears most often in technical contexts—software, regulations, physical barriers.

avoidable

skippable

Able to be omitted

optionalNot mandatory
unnecessaryNot essential or required
nonessentialNot required or needed

dispensable · expendable · ignorable · omittable · preventable · discretionary · superfluous · redundant · inessential · peripheral

circumventable

navigable

Capable of being traversed

evadableCapable of being dodged
surmountableCapable of being overcome
sidesteppedAvoided by moving aside

skirted · outflanked · overcome · dodgeable · defeatable · beatable · negotiable · passable · manageable

alternative

detour

Alternate path around obstruction

workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
rerouteSend a different way
shortcutQuicker alternative path

backup · fallback · contingency · secondary · auxiliary · diversion · redirect · substitute · option · variation

accessible

barrier-free

Without physical obstructions

inclusiveCovering all members
step-freeWithout stairs or thresholds
adaptiveAble to change accordingly

Opposites

avoidability

bypassableunavoidable

Impossible to prevent

inescapable · inevitable · unbypassable · mandatory · compulsory

Family

pass, passage, bypass, passageway, passer, bypassed, bypasses, bypassing

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G