Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Preventive

• (a.) Going before; preceding.
• (a.) Tending to defeat or hinder; obviating; preventing the access of; as, a medicine preventive of disease.
• (n.) That which prevents, hinders, or obstructs; that which intercepts access; in medicine, something to prevent disease; a prophylactic.

Synonyms of Preventive

• Preventative
• Prophylactic
• Hindrance
• Hinderance
• Hitch
• Preventative
• Encumbrance
• Incumbrance
• Interference
• Contraceptive
• Preventative
• Contraceptive Device
• Prophylactic Device
• Birth Control Device
• Preventative
• Prophylactic
• Preventative

Antonyms of Preventive

• Permissive

Homophones of Preventive