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preventive |
Grep of noun preventive preventive preventive medicine Overview of noun preventive The noun preventive has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. preventive, preventative, prophylactic -- (remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives") 2. hindrance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference -- (any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome) 3. contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device -- (an agent or device intended to prevent conception) Overview of adj preventive The adj preventive has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) preventive, preventative, prophylactic -- (preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug") 2. preventive, preventative -- (tending to prevent or hinder) 3. cautionary, preventive, prophylactic -- (tending to ward off "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze) Antonyms of adj preventive 3 senses of preventive Sense 1 preventive, preventative, prophylactic INDIRECT (VIA healthful) -> unhealthful Sense 2 preventive (vs. permissive), preventative permissive (vs. preventive) => admitting of(prenominal), allowing of(prenominal), permitting of(prenominal) => bailable Sense 3 cautionary, preventive, prophylactic INDIRECT (VIA protective) -> unprotective Similarity of adj preventive 3 senses of preventive Sense 1 preventive, preventative, prophylactic => healthful (vs. unhealthful) Sense 2 preventive (vs. permissive), preventative => blockading => clogging, hindering, impeding, obstructive => deterrent => frustrating, frustrative, thwarting => precautionary, precautional => preclusive, obviating(postnominal) => preemptive => prohibitive, prohibitory Also See-> protective#1 Sense 3 cautionary, preventive, prophylactic => protective (vs. unprotective) Attributes of adj preventive Familiarity of adj preventive preventive used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj preventive preventive Overview of noun preventive The noun preventive has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. preventive, preventative, prophylactic -- (remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; "the doctor recommended several preventatives") 2. hindrance, hitch, preventive, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference -- (any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome) 3. contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device -- (an agent or device intended to prevent conception) Overview of adj preventive The adj preventive has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) preventive, preventative, prophylactic -- (preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease; "preventive medicine"; "vaccines are prophylactic"; "a prophylactic drug") 2. preventive, preventative -- (tending to prevent or hinder) 3. cautionary, preventive, prophylactic -- (tending to ward off "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze)
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