Definition for Preventive:

• preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; " preventive medicine"; " vaccines are prophylactic"; " a prophylactic drug"

Synonyms for Preventive:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • preventive.
  •cautionary (adjective)
  • most cautioning,
  • more cautioning.
  •defensive (adjective)
  • guarding,
  • coping with,
  • safeguarding,
  • in opposition,
  • Interrupting,
  • on guard.
  •deterrent (adjective)
  • precautionary,
  • defending.
  •prophylactic (adjective)
  • more contraceptive,
  • more preventative,
  • pro-phylactic,
  • most contraceptive,
  • pro phylactic,
  • most preventative.

• n.

  •
  • face saving,
  • lame,
  • attempted,
  • lamely,
  • commemorative,
  • desperate,
  • hostile,
  • amateur,
  • maiden.
  •
  • allow.
  •antidote (noun)
  • nullifiers,
  • anti-venins,
  • anti-venin,
  • counter measure,
  • anti dote,
  • counter measures,
  • counter steps,
  • anti-dote,
  • counter agent,
  • counter-agents,
  • counteractants,
  • counter-measure,
  • countersteps,
  • anti-dotes,
  • anti venin,
  • counter-steps,
  • anti venins,
  • neutralizers,
  • negators,
  • anti dotes,
  • counteragents,
  • counter agents.
  •antiseptic (noun)
  • purifier,
  • disinfectants,
  • sterilizer,
  • bactericide,
  • prophylactics,
  • disinfectant,
  • germicides,
  • germicide,
  • preservative,
  • sterilizers,
  • bactericides.
  •antitoxin (noun)
  • anti-serums,
  • anti poison,
  • anti-toxin,
  • anti biotic,
  • anti bodies,
  • anti sera,
  • anti serum,
  • anti-toxins,
  • anti-body,
  • anti poisons,
  • Antisera,
  • anti-poison,
  • anti toxins,
  • anti body,
  • anti-sera,
  • anti-biotic,
  • anti serums,
  • anti-bodies,
  • anti-poisons,
  • antipoisons,
  • anti toxin.
  •barrier (noun)
  • re-strictions,
  • re strictions,
  • re striction,
  • re-striction.
  •birth control device (noun)
  • birth control device.
  •blockading (noun)
  • blockading.
  •contraceptive device (noun)
  • contraceptive device.
  •deterrent (noun)
  • tending to prevent.
  •frustrating (noun)
  • frustrating.
  •frustrative (noun)
  • frustrative.
  •healthful (noun)
  • healthful.
  •hindering (noun)
  • hindering.
  •hindrance (noun)
  • hindrance.
  •hitch (noun)
  • hitch.
  •precautional (noun)
  • precautional.
  •preclusive (noun)
  • preclusive.
  •preemptive (noun)
  • preemptive.
  •preventive (noun)
  • thwarting,
  • prohibitive,
  • incumbrance,
  • prohibitory,
  • interference,
  • obstructive,
  • obviating,
  • impeding,
  • prophylactic device.
  •relief (noun)
  • counteractive.

• v.

  •conflict (verb)
  • war.
  •healing (verb)
  • medical.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • protective.
  •clogging
  • Clogging.

Paraphrases for Preventive:

• Equivalence

  • Foreign word
    preventative.
  • Adjective
    pre-emptive, precautionary, preventative, protective.
  • Proper noun, singular
    pre-emptive, preventative, protective.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    preventative.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    preventative.
  • Verb, base form
    preventative.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    prior, protectionist, preliminary.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Narcotics, centres.
  • Noun, plural
    precautions, safeguards, patrols, youngsters, Facilities.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    precaution.
  • Verb, past participle
    taken.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    are.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    pre-trail, pro-active, Precautious, anticipatory, pre-emptively, pretrial, prudential, hiv-prevention, conflict-prevention, Preventing, deterrent.
  • Proper noun, singular
    precautionary, pretrial, Preventing.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    precautionary, conflict-prevention, Preventing, preparedness, deterrent.

Antonyms for Preventive:

• adj.

  • Other antonyms:
    easing, permissive, fostering, unhealthful, encouraging, forwarding, bailable.

Preventive Sentence Examples:

• Each new model presents new preventive devices.

• But I saw he was not in search of a preventive.