English adjective: preventive | |||
1. | preventive preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease | ||
Samples | Preventive medicine. Vaccines are prophylactic. A prophylactic drug. | ||
Synonyms | preventative, prophylactic | ||
Similar | healthful | ||
Antonyms | unhealthful | ||
2. | preventive tending to prevent or hinder | ||
Synonyms | preventative | ||
Similar | blockading, clogging, deterrent, frustrating, frustrative, hindering, impeding, obstructive, obviating, pre-emptive, precautional, precautionary, preclusive, preemptive, prohibitive, prohibitory, thwarting | ||
See also | protective | ||
Antonyms | permissive | ||