What is another word for preventive?
Synonyms for preventive
prɪˈvɛn tɪv; -tə tɪvpre·ven·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
preventive, preventative, prophylacticnoun
remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
"the doctor recommended several preventatives"
Synonyms:
condom, contraceptive device, interference, safe, hitch, safety, birth control device, rubber, prophylactic device, preventative, contraceptive, incumbrance, encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, prophylacticAntonyms:
bailable, unhealthful, permissivehindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interferencenoun
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
Synonyms:
hitch, birth control device, enlistment, stoppage, hindrance, prophylactic device, halt, interference, handicap, arrest, impediment, duty tour, disturbance, load, rub, tour of duty, baulk, term of enlistment, hobble, tour, hinderance, intervention, stop, prophylactic, onus, limp, stay, hang-up, deterrent, encumbrance, contraceptive device, balk, contraceptive, incumbrance, noise, preventative, snag, burden, checkAntonyms:
permissive, unhealthful, bailablecontraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control deviceadjective
an agent or device intended to prevent conception
Synonyms:
prophylactic, hitch, prophylactic device, contraceptive, birth control device, interference, hinderance, preventative, hindrance, incumbrance, encumbrance, contraceptive deviceAntonyms:
permissive, unhealthful, bailablepreventive, preventative, prophylacticadjective
preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
"preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug"
Synonyms:
cautionary, antifertility, contraceptive, prophylactic, preventativeAntonyms:
bailable, permissive, unhealthfulpreventive, preventativeadjective
tending to prevent or hinder
Synonyms:
prophylactic, preventativeAntonyms:
unhealthful, bailable, permissive
Dictionary of English Synonymes
preventiveadjective
Synonyms:
prophylacticpreventivenoun
Synonyms:
prophylactic
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
preventiveadjective
Synonyms:
deterrent, prophylactic, obviatingpreventivenoun
Synonyms:
prophylactic
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "preventive":
preventative, pre-emptive, prevention, pretrial, precautionary, preemptive, pre-trial, préventive, protective, remand, prophylactic, pre-trail, prevent, preventing, precautious, proactive
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#272 | check | |
#714 | safety | |
#1001 | stay | |
#1038 | stop | |
#1080 | tour | |
#1286 | safe | |
#2135 | load | |
#2167 | prevent | |
#2775 | prevention | |
#3061 | noise | |
#4036 | rubber | |
#5406 | intervention | |
#5794 | protective | |
#6303 | burden | |
#7523 | arrest | |
#7987 | preventing | |
#8714 | interference | |
#11695 | preventive | |
#12745 | rub | |
#12951 | handicap | |
#13843 | proactive | |
#13959 | halt | |
#14374 | disturbance | |
#14594 | hitch | |
#15920 | limp | |
#16604 | condom | |
#22938 | contraceptive | |
#23847 | preventative | |
#27779 | remand | |
#28533 | deterrent | |
#29949 | precautionary | |
#33918 | snag | |
#36795 | preemptive | |
#37644 | cautionary | |
#37940 | pretrial | |
#38554 | impediment | |
#41481 | prophylactic | |
#43221 | enlistment | |
#44049 | onus | |
#44966 | hindrance | |
#48365 | stoppage | |
#53908 | balk | |
#56554 | encumbrance | |
#99268 | hobble | |
#197935 | baulk | |
#204694 | hinderance |
How to use preventive in a sentence?
We see many patients in transition that have a need for preventive services that cross genders, and we work to ensure that KP is both socially and medically sensitive to our transgender members before, during and after their transition.
With more education, John Brownstein generally have more acceptance of science, and I think John Brownstein're more likely to participate in these sorts of public health and other preventive measures as recommended by the medical community.
This is only something given to sick fish so they don't die. It's not something preventive.
It's action that puts prevention in preventive care. It is a disservice to do these screenings without treatments in place. in my opinion, it won't.
Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura:
As long as the proper preventive measures are in place, it could be possible to ease some of the current restrictions on economic activities.
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