evadable

adjective

Definition of evadablenext
as in uncertain

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  1. uncertain
  2. avoidable
  3. unsure
  4. preventable
  5. unclear
  6. questionable
Adjective
  • Horse racing's Triple Crown faces an uncertain future as leading institutions pursue divergent strategies.
    — Nicole Kraft, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The economy feels so perpetually uncertain, fragile and contradictory that shifts in any direction feel really consequential.
    — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of uncertain
Adjective
  • The tragic and avoidable death of 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, who was thrown from a runaway carriage, punctuates the urgent need for reform.
    — Wayne Pacelle, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • At heart, structures and incentives pull Washington back, repeatedly, to avoidable quagmires.
    — Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of avoidable
Adjective
  • Given his long absence from public view, analysts are unsure whether Khamanei is indeed the architect of the new set-up.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Pundits are unsure whether Minnesota will yield a similar result.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of unsure
Adjective
  • About half of dementia is preventable through lifestyle changes, Coresh said.
    — Lily Alvino, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
  • There are others, however, who disagree – arguing that the harms caused by gun deaths, drug abuse and overdose, and the spread of preventable disease require regulation that constrains or prohibits completely people’s freedom to choose.
    — Jen Cole Wright, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of preventable
Adjective
  • What that means for Trapilo’s possible return remains unclear.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Deputies said that there was no suspect information available and a motive was unclear as their investigation began.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of unclear
Adjective
  • His shows were cancelled for what writers for Ynet and Haaretz considered questionable reasons, among them alleged pressure from Netanyahu’s allies, although the networks involved named other justifications, including financial ones.
    — Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Those who witness dangerous or questionable behavior on the water are told to call the NOAA Fisheries’ Enforcement Hotline at 800-853-1964.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of questionable
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