The difference between Avoidable and Evitable

When used as adjectives, avoidable means capable of being vacated, whereas evitable means possible to avoid.


Avoidable is also noun with the meaning: something that can be avoided.

check bellow for the other definitions of Avoidable and Evitable

  1. Avoidable as an adjective:

    Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made invalid; voidable.

  2. Avoidable as an adjective:

    Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.

  1. Avoidable as a noun:

    Something that can be avoided.

  1. Evitable as an adjective (uncommon):

    Possible to avoid; avertible.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: avoidable avertable escapable preventable resistible"

    "ant ineluctable inescapable inevitable irresistible unavoidable unescapable unpreventable"

    "The tragic consequences were evitable."