Antonyms for prophylactic
ˌproʊ fəˈlæk tɪk, ˌprɒf ə-pro·phy·lac·tic

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1. preventive, preventative, prophylacticnoun

   remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease

   "the doctor recommended several preventatives"

   Antonyms:
   unhealthful, unprotective

   Synonyms:
   condom, contraceptive device, interference, preventive, safe, hitch, safety, birth control device, rubber, prophylactic device, preventative, contraceptive, incumbrance, encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance

2. condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylacticadjective

   contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

   Antonyms:
   unprotective, unhealthful

   Synonyms:
   condom, caoutchouc, base hit, preventive, safe, guard, arctic, safety, safety device, rubber, refuge, pencil eraser, golosh, preventative, rubber eraser, gumshoe, synthetic rubber, galosh, gum elastic, natural rubber

3. contraceptive, prophylactic, antifertilityadjective

   capable of preventing conception or impregnation

   "contraceptive devices and medications"

   Antonyms:
   unprotective, unhealthful

   Synonyms:
   preventive, cautionary, antifertility, contraceptive, preventative

4. cautionary, prophylacticadjective

   warding off

   "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze

   Antonyms:
   unhealthful, unprotective

   Synonyms:
   cautionary, contraceptive, warning(a), exemplary, antifertility, admonitory, preventive, preventative, monitory

5. preventive, preventative, prophylacticadjective

   preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

   "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"

   Antonyms:
   unprotective, unhealthful

   Synonyms:
   preventive, cautionary, antifertility, contraceptive, preventative

How to use prophylactic in a sentence?

1. Keith May:

   Other ways to address a shortage is to encourage field personnel to provide treatment only when needed as opposed to prophylactic measures, in essence: start the IV if the patient needs the IV, as opposed to starting an IV just in case something should happen.

2. Lev Gudkov:

   Of course it is not Stalinist totalitarianism and mass repressions, but there are nevertheless now 'prophylactic repressions'.

3. Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancelin:

   The uniquely challenging year of 2020 for all of society proved to be an extraordinary proof-of-concept period for Moderna, even as we have shown that our mRNA-based vaccine can prevent COVID-19, this has encouraged us to pursue more-ambitious development programs within our prophylactic vaccines modality.

4. Amberlea Childs:

   I wanted to do a mastectomy on that right side, and then from there, you have to then contemplate, 'Well, should I do a prophylactic mastectomy on the other side that does not have cancer?' many women have this thought, but I feel for a younger woman -- and I identify as a young survivor -- you have longer to live, therefore you have a greater chance of recurrence just by the mere fact that you're going to be alive longer.

5. Todd Tuttle:

   I think most of these women should strongly consider contralateral prophylactic mastectomy because their risk of contralateral breast cancer is so high, However, there are some groups of patients who may not benefit from that procedure including those patients who have a high stage first cancer and those who have other considerable medical problems.

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