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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1. • Obstruction
   • Remedy

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1. List of paraphrases for "preventative":

   preventive, pre-emptive, prevention, pretrial, precautionary, pre-trial, preemptive

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1. Craig Garthwaite:

   This frees schools, particularly those in low-income communities, to offer more primary care and preventative service through their health centers, schools will have to look at their budget and see if they will get reimbursed for services. It’s not like this is a costless thing for districts, because Medicaid reimbursement rates are not particularly high. We shouldn’t expect all states and schools to react similarly.

2. Doug Ford:

   We can not afford a province-wide lockdown, so we are taking preventative action today by moving Toronto and Peel into lockdown level restrictions, we need to take decisive action to stop the spread of this deadly virus.

3. Xiong Xinguang:

   The thinking of the Huangpu District government and related department heads was paralyzed, with a serious lack of understanding of guarding against public security risks, preventative and response preparation was sorely lacking, early warnings on the night were weak, and the response measures were not suitable.

4. Boeing Co:

   We are currently conducting additional company and customer inspections of the jets and have implemented preventative action plans, we have also incorporated additional training, more rigorous clean-as-you-go practices and FOD awareness days across the company to stress the importance and urgency of this issue.

5. Purvi Parikh:

   Most deaths from asthma come from uncontrolled asthma. Make sure your asthma is always well controlled by having your child on the correct preventative medications. Seeing an asthma specialist such as pulmonologist or allergist can also help, signs of uncontrolled asthma can sneak up on you, so be sure to know the symptoms of it : waking up at night, using your quick relief inhaler more than twice a week, needing oral or injected steroids one to two times per year, coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath -- all of these are signs your asthma is not controlled.