What's another word for
What's the opposite of
Meaning of the word
Words that rhyme with
Sentences with the word
Translate
From English
To English
to
Afrikaans
Albanian
Amharic
Arabic
Armenian
Azerbaijani
Basque
Belarusian
Bengali
Bosnian
Bulgarian
Catalan
Cebuano
Chichewa
Chinese
Corsican
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Esperanto
Estonian
Farsi
Filipino
Finnish
French
Frisian
Galician
Georgian
German
Greek
Gujarati
Haitian Creole
Hausa
Hebrew
Hindi
Hmong
Hungarian
Icelandic
Igbo
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Javanese
Kannada
Kazakh
Khmer
Korean
Kurdish
Kyrgyz
Lao
Latin
Latvian
Lithuanian
Luxembourgish
Macedonian
Malagasy
Malay
Malayalam
Maltese
Maori
Marathi
Mongolian
Burmese
Nepali
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Punjabi
Romanian
Russian
Samoan
Scots Gaelic
Serbian
Sesotho
Shona
Sinhala
Slovak
Slovenian
Somali
Spanish
Sundanese
Swahili
Swedish
Tajik
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Urdu
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Xhosa
Yiddish
Yoruba
Zulu
Find Words
All Words
2-Letter Words
3-Letter Words
4-Letter Words
5-Letter Words
6-Letter Words
7-Letter Words
8-Letter Words
9-Letter Words
10-Letter Words
11-Letter Words
12-Letter Words
13-Letter Words
14-Letter Words
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
Starting With
Ending With
Containing Exactly
Containing the Letters
Use * for blank tiles (max 2)
Use * for blank spaces
Advanced Word Finder
Find the
Plural
Singular
Past Tense
Present Tense
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Noun
of
Pronounce the word
in
Afrikaans
Albanian
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese
Croatian
Czech
Danish
Dutch
English
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hindi
Hungarian
Icelandic
Indonesian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latin
Malay
Malayalam
Marathi
Nepali
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Serbian
Slovak
Spanish
Swahili
Swedish
Tamil
Telugu
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Uzbek
Vietnamese
Welsh
Find Names
Meaning of the name
Origin of the name
Names meaning
Names starting with
Names of origin
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions
Rhymes
Sentences
Translations
Find Words
Word Forms
Pronunciations
What is another word for
preventive
?
Need
synonyms for preventive
? Here's a list of
similar words
from our
thesaurus
that you can use instead.
Contexts
▼
▲
Adjective
Made or done so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation
Designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring
Healing
Able or intended to deter
Giving warning
Designed to correct or counteract something harmful or undesirable
Noun
A measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening
A medicine or other treatment designed to prevent disease or ill health
An antibody that is capable of neutralising specific toxins that are causative agents of disease
Something that blocks one's way or hinders progress
… more ▼
▲
Adjective
▲
Made or done so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation
precautionary
prophylactic
preventative
protective
counteractive
disease-preventing
anticipatory
defending
defensive
preemptive
proactive
deterrent
inhibitory
pre-emptive
safety
protecting
shielding
safeguarding
preservative
self-protective
guarding
armoured
UK
conservative
armored
US
obstructive
blocking
precautional
cautionary
preclusive
contraceptive
opposing
watchful
screening
withstanding
wary
averting
covering
coping with
baulking
UK
on the defensive
arresting
interrupting
foiling
on guard
forestalling
checking
warding off
frustrating
resistive
in opposition
thwarting
balking
US
fortified
insulating
fireproof
waterproof
sheltering
toughened
shatterproof
heatproof
emergency
conservational
guardian
custodial
antibacterial
stabilizing
US
conserving
antifungal
saving
preserving
conservatory
stabilising
UK
more ❯
“Drivers rediscovered their horns, using them in short toots as a
preventive
measure to warn the occasional careless pedestrian.”
Adjective
▲
Designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring
deterrent
inhibitory
precautionary
protective
hampering
hindering
obstructive
pre-emptive
preventative
impeding
“Lord Justice May said the police were entitled to take
preventive
measures to avoid breaches of the peace.”
Adjective
▲
Healing
medical
health
homoeopathic
UK
homeopathic
US
pharmaceutical
remedial
cathartic
disinfectant
homeopathical
narcotic
prophylactic
restorative
sedative
tonic
alleviating
medicating
pathological
peptic
salutary
Adjective
▲
Able or intended to deter
restrictive
constricting
cramping
definitive
deterring
exclusive
hampering
holding back
obstructive
off-putting
provisional
restraining
restricting
selective
conditional
limiting
qualificatory
deterrent
constraining
warning
Adjective
▲
Giving warning
cautionary
warning
admonitory
admonishing
monitory
cautioning
premonitory
exemplary
advisory
deterrent
instructive
giving warning
reproachful
ominous
reproving
threatening
bodeful
hinting
wise
portending
harsh
monitorial
exhortatory
rebuking
scolding
reprimanding
worrying
prognostic
sobering
precautionary
critical
disapproving
advice-giving
counseling
US
condemnatory
serving as a deterrent
counselling
UK
Adjective
▲
Designed to correct or counteract something harmful or undesirable
remedial
corrective
amendatory
rectifying
reformative
reformatory
remedying
compensatory
counteracting
reactive
alleviative
antidotal
antiseptic
counteractive
curing
educative
healthful
health-giving
helpful
envigorating
UK
invigorating
US
medicating
purifying
recuperative
repairing
restitutive
sanative
sanatory
solving
soothing
tonic
treating
vulnerary
wholesome
restorative
therapeutic
curative
rehabilitative
healing
reparative
palliative
emendatory
rejuvenating
refreshing
aseptic
medicinal
rejuvenescent
sanitary
reparatory
ameliorative
good
improving
bettering
punitive
disciplinary
penal
more ❯
Noun
▲
A measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening
protection
safeguard
deterrent
hindrance
block
preventative
caution
defence
UK
fail-safe
impediment
obstruction
palladium
precaution
prevention
protective
remedy
security
shield
check
curb
neutralizer
obstacle
precautionary measure
prophylactic
restraint
defense
US
disincentive
preventive measure
protective measure
anticipatory measure
armour
UK
screen
cover
buffer
shelter
bulwark
insurance
provision
armor
US
buckler
wall
safety measure
protector
barrier
hedge
cushion
bastion
barricade
refuge
forethought
prudence
care
anticipation
backstop
circumspection
foresight
wariness
providence
canniness
discretion
discreetness
regard
preventative measure
guard
belt and braces
aegis
surety
ward
ammunition
egis
indemnity
escort
armament
convoy
safety device
safety net
safety
support
immunity
fortification
safeguarding
guarding
preservation
assurance
stronghold
safekeeping
shielding
guarantee
bumper
guardianship
resistance
sanctuary
custody
conservation
indemnification
salvation
pad
buttress
rampart
supporter
defender
warranty
keeping
fence
coverage
shock absorber
mainstay
prop
trust
weapon
haven
fender
deterrence
safeness
charge
maintenance
protecting
asylum
upkeep
upholding
custodianship
backing
reassurance
fastness
keep
supervision
mail
saving
warrant
tutelage
safe keeping
resilience
insurance policy
invulnerability
compensation
shade
strength
surveillance
certainty
protective device
counterbalance
cocoon
cushioning
safety guard
absorber
stability
allowance
endorsement
self-defense
good hands
warfare
weaponry
munitions
something to fall back on
defenses
US
defences
UK
apron
mask
financial protection
hiding
concealment
housing
fallback
citadel
arms
insurance cover
harbour
UK
retreat
harbor
US
life assurance
life insurance
preventative medicine
preventive medicine
preserving
conserving
sustentation
harborage
perpetuation
safe harbor
preserval
evaporation
care and feeding
storage
tanning
refrigeration
hiding place
safety plug
protective umbrella
sheet anchor
safety valve
reinforcement
plate
breastplate
panoply
possession
armor plate
suit of armor
protective clothing
bulletproof vest
chain mail
flak jacket
coat of mail
suit of armour
body armor
body armour
breastwork
embankment
bank
castellation
battlements
pledge
protectorship
patronage
trusteeship
battlement
bartizan
earthwork
collateral
partition
protective wall
parapet
buffet
pawn
bond
underwriting
gage
US
hostage
earnest
guaranty
bail
covenant
gauge
UK
contract
more ❯
“Racial solidarity acts as a
preventive
of social upheaval.”
Noun
▲
A medicine or other treatment designed to prevent disease or ill health
preventative
prophylactic
preventive drug
prophylactic device
prophylactic medicine
disinfectant
sterilizer
US
sanitizer
bactericide
germicide
decontaminator
antiseptic
preservative
steriliser
UK
purifier
decontaminating agent
“Hop Sing had told him how effective they could be as a
preventive
against disease.”
Noun
▲
An antibody that is capable of neutralising specific toxins that are causative agents of disease
antitoxin
antiserum
medicine
vaccine
counteragent
antibiotic
antiseptic
serum
counteractant
antivenin
neutralizer
antibody
antipoison
cure
remedy
relief
counteractive
corrective
nostrum
therapeutic
curative
therapy
rectifier
theriac
mithridate
countermeasure
antivenene
negator
neutralizing agent
nullifier
counterstep
answer
antidote
counteracting agent
medication
medicament
drug
physic
treatment
prescription
specific
medicinal
pharmaceutical
panacea
placebo
dose
balm
vaccination
inoculation
pharmacon
elixir
pill
salve
tablet
tonic
potion
cure-all
anesthetic
US
modern medicine
lotion
tincture
quack remedy
patent medicine
Western medicine
sedative
ointment
anaesthetic
UK
capsule
liniment
biologic
injection
antihistamine
counterpoison
immunizer
agglutinin
antigen
counterirritant
agglutinoid
immunotoxin
agglutinogen
alleviation
restorative
medicant
fix
elixir vitae
aid
healing agent
catholicon
course of treatment
help
more ❯
Noun
▲
Something that blocks one's way or hinders progress
obstacle
barrier
hindrance
hurdle
block
impediment
handicap
obstruction
snag
difficulty
bar
deterrent
hitch
catch
drawback
burden
check
complication
limitation
problem
restraint
setback
blockade
cumbrance
curb
disadvantage
hardship
impedance
inconvenience
interference
restriction
trammel
albatross
baggage
balk
US
barricade
baulk
UK
clog
cramp
crimp
drag
encumbrance
facer
fetter
glitch
hazard
hiccup
holdback
inhibition
manacle
shackles
stop
blockage
bump
cumber
embarrassment
gridlock
millstone
uphill
chain
disincentive
hamper
hampering
interruption
joker
let
rub
fly in the ointment
monkey wrench
spanner in the works
catch-22
hang-up
monkey wrench in the works
sticking point
stumbling block
jam-up
ball and chain
mountain to climb
booby trap
discouragement
pale
damper
dissuasion
brake
determent
bridle
limit
rein
preventative
defence
UK
defense
US
shackle
constraint
leash
defensive measures
stoppage
issue
pitfall
holdup
stricture
prohibition
delay
trouble
congestion
jam
wall
road block
headache
interdict
defect
control
hold-up
embargo
impasse
weakness
prevention
detriment
straitjacket
condition
circumscription
bottleneck
ban
occlusion
retardation
blocking
boycott
traverse
logjam
snarl-up
disbenefit
snarl
dilemma
hassle
clampdown
pickle
proscription
moratorium
veto
deadlock
shortcoming
fault
downside
flaw
lock
load
suppression
injunction
hangup
mountain
predicament
circumvention
retardment
blank wall
roadblock
tailback
minus
prob
clot
gotcha
gimmick
quandary
adversity
backup
knock-back
stone in one's path
mishap
fetters
taboo
bug
land mine
deterrence
millstone around your neck
retardant
traffic jam
tight spot
bone of contention
bond
deadweight
complaint
sabotage
intervention
railing
fence
bonds
stumbling stone
injury
excess baggage
foot dragging
weary load
psychological baggage
checkmate
snafu
tangle
discontinuance
millstone round someone's neck
tie
disablement
impairment
disorder
tribulation
interdiction
stopping up
checking
bridling
curbing
repression
nuisance
halt
avoidance
sanction
shunning
rejection
deal-breaker
pinch
imperfection
aggravation
frustration
shackling
baulking
UK
cramping
fettering
holding back
stifling
smothering
arrest
dead weight
red tape
restrainer
suppressant
crackdown
opposition
deficiency
stalemate
standstill
stopping
halting
thwarting
quashing
foiling
rahui
entanglement
factor
web
development
liability
refusal
can of worms
disputed point
weak point
negative
debit
incommodity
strike
weak spot
standoff
narrowing
tie-up
queue
constriction
point at issue
balking
US
sublimation
lack
failing
disability
ill
evil
put down
damp
curtailment
caution
warning
rebuff
demarcation
putting an end to
putting an stop to
nipping in the bud
hold
moderation
full stop
Mexican standoff
sig alert
fix
puzzler
knot
crunch
unseen problem
spot
scrape
cropper
confinement
stint
downfall
red light
thumbs down
disqualification
tightening
squeezing
compression
contraction
binding
shrinking
astringency
choking
boundary
misfortune
upset
blow
blunder
bother
grievance
defeat
slip
wet blanket
bondage
pinions
weight
decrease
string
rope
manacles
chains
order
abridgment
US
instruction
abridgement
UK
restraining order
deprivation
ceiling
command
reduction
inadequacy
modification
definition
reservation
circumspection
qualification
thorn in one's side
vexation
gremlin
mix-up
source of difficulty
hot potato
worry
hornets' nest
source of trouble
thorn in one's flesh
the rub
muddle
dispute
mess
vexed question
question mark
plight
difficult situation
knock
bummer
reversal
inefficacy
error
restricted access
miscalculation
mischance
mistake
disappointment
bafflement
whammy
body blow
bitter pill
one in the eye
piece of bad luck
kick in the teeth
stroke of bad luck
bit of trouble
reversal of fortune
more ❯
Find more words!
Another word for
Opposite of
Meaning of
Rhymes with
Sentences with
Find word forms
Translate from English
Translate to English
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
Words starting with
Words ending with
Words containing exactly
Words containing letters
Pronounce
Find conjugations
Find names
From Afrikaans
From Albanian
From Amharic
From Arabic
From Armenian
From Azerbaijani
From Basque
From Belarusian
From Bengali
From Bosnian
From Bulgarian
From Catalan
From Cebuano
From Chichewa
From Chinese
From Corsican
From Croatian
From Czech
From Danish
From Dutch
From Esperanto
From Estonian
From Farsi
From Filipino
From Finnish
From French
From Frisian
From Galician
From Georgian
From German
From Greek
From Gujarati
From Haitian Creole
From Hausa
From Hebrew
From Hindi
From Hmong
From Hungarian
From Icelandic
From Igbo
From Indonesian
From Irish
From Italian
From Japanese
From Javanese
From Kannada
From Kazakh
From Khmer
From Korean
From Kurdish
From Kyrgyz
From Lao
From Latin
From Latvian
From Lithuanian
From Luxembourgish
From Macedonian
From Malagasy
From Malay
From Malayalam
From Maltese
From Maori
From Marathi
From Mongolian
From Burmese
From Nepali
From Norwegian
From Polish
From Portuguese
From Punjabi
From Romanian
From Russian
From Samoan
From Scots Gaelic
From Serbian
From Sesotho
From Shona
From Sinhala
From Slovak
From Slovenian
From Somali
From Spanish
From Sundanese
From Swahili
From Swedish
From Tajik
From Tamil
From Telugu
From Thai
From Turkish
From Ukrainian
From Urdu
From Uzbek
From Vietnamese
From Welsh
From Xhosa
From Yiddish
From Yoruba
From Zulu
To Afrikaans
To Albanian
To Amharic
To Arabic
To Armenian
To Azerbaijani
To Basque
To Belarusian
To Bengali
To Bosnian
To Bulgarian
To Catalan
To Cebuano
To Chichewa
To Chinese
To Corsican
To Croatian
To Czech
To Danish
To Dutch
To Esperanto
To Estonian
To Farsi
To Filipino
To Finnish
To French
To Frisian
To Galician
To Georgian
To German
To Greek
To Gujarati
To Haitian Creole
To Hausa
To Hebrew
To Hindi
To Hmong
To Hungarian
To Icelandic
To Igbo
To Indonesian
To Irish
To Italian
To Japanese
To Javanese
To Kannada
To Kazakh
To Khmer
To Korean
To Kurdish
To Kyrgyz
To Lao
To Latin
To Latvian
To Lithuanian
To Luxembourgish
To Macedonian
To Malagasy
To Malay
To Malayalam
To Maltese
To Maori
To Marathi
To Mongolian
To Burmese
To Nepali
To Norwegian
To Polish
To Portuguese
To Punjabi
To Romanian
To Russian
To Samoan
To Scots Gaelic
To Serbian
To Sesotho
To Shona
To Sinhala
To Slovak
To Slovenian
To Somali
To Spanish
To Sundanese
To Swahili
To Swedish
To Tajik
To Tamil
To Telugu
To Thai
To Turkish
To Ukrainian
To Urdu
To Uzbek
To Vietnamese
To Welsh
To Xhosa
To Yiddish
To Yoruba
To Zulu
English
French
Afrikaans Word
Albanian Word
Arabic Word
Bengali Word
Chinese Word
Croatian Word
Czech Word
Danish Word
Dutch Word
English Word
Finnish Word
French Word
German Word
Greek Word
Hindi Word
Hungarian Word
Icelandic Word
Indonesian Word
Italian Word
Japanese Word
Korean Word
Latin Word
Malay Word
Malayalam Word
Marathi Word
Nepali Word
Norwegian Word
Polish Word
Portuguese Word
Romanian Word
Russian Word
Serbian Word
Slovak Word
Spanish Word
Swahili Word
Swedish Word
Tamil Word
Telugu Word
Thai Word
Turkish Word
Ukrainian Word
Uzbek Word
Vietnamese Word
Welsh Word
All words
2-letter words
3-letter words
4-letter words
5-letter words
6-letter words
7-letter words
8-letter words
9-letter words
10-letter words
11-letter words
12-letter words
13-letter words
14-letter words
Plural of
Singular of
Past tense of
Present tense of
Verb for
Adjective for
Adverb for
Noun for
Meaning of name
Origin of name
Names meaning
Names starting with
Names of origin
preventive
Use * for blank tiles (max 2)
Advanced Search
Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces
Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Related Words and Phrases
prevent
preventative
prevention
preventable
prevented
preventing
preventatively
prevents
preventatives
preventions
preventives
preventively
prevene
prevenes
prevening
prevened
See Also
What is the opposite of preventive
?
Sentences with the word preventive
Words that rhyme with preventive
What is the plural of preventive
?
What is the adjective for preventive
?
What is the noun for preventive
?
What is the adverb for preventive
?
Translations for preventive
Use our
Synonym Finder
Nearby Words
preventive action
preventive custody
preventive drug
preventively
preventive maintenance
preventive measure
preventions
prevention
preventing yourself from
preventing the occurrence of
preventing publication
preventing passage
10-letter Words Starting With
p
pr
pre
prev
preve
preven
prevent
preventi
preventiv
Find Synonyms
preventive
go
Word Tools
Finders & Helpers
Other Languages
More
Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2021
