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Synonyms for preventative
pre·ven·ta·tive

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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"

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

    Antonyms:
    unhealthful

  2. hindrance, 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, preventive, incumbrance, noise, snag, burden, check

    Antonyms:
    unhealthful

  3. contraceptive, 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, preventive, hindrance, incumbrance, encumbrance, contraceptive device

    Antonyms:
    unhealthful

  4. preventive, preventativeadjective

    tending to prevent or hinder

    Synonyms:
    preventive, prophylactic

    Antonyms:
    unhealthful

  5. preventive, preventative, prophylacticadjective

    preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

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

    Synonyms:
    preventive, cautionary, antifertility, contraceptive, prophylactic

    Antonyms:
    unhealthful

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How to use preventative in a sentence?

  1. Hawaii County Civil Defense:

    Lava flow from Fissures 7 and 21 crossed into PGV property overnight and has now covered one well that was successfully plugged. That well, along with a second well 100 feet away, are stable and secured, and are being monitored. Also due to preventative measures, neither well is expected to release any hydrogen sulfide.

  2. Jeremy Guggenheim:

    The new study and other recent work suggests that this preventative effect of time outdoors is beneficial even at very young ages, e.g. 3 - 6 years-old, too much close work, such as reading and using hand-held devices, may also be a risk - although the jury is still out on this question.

  3. Mark Stark:

    This is preventative medicine and medicine sometimes is not good to take.

  4. Amy Jeffs:

    The NRA's not about taking somebody's rights away, the NRA is not about inventorying anyone's firearms. The NRA is about preventative measures to help end gun violence.

  5. Freddie Bray:

    Effective and resource-sensitive preventative and curative interventions are pertinent for cancer diagnosis, tailored integration into health planning can serve to reduce the global burden of cancer and narrow the evident cancer inequities between transitioning and transitioned countries observed today.

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