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preventative

preventative is a 12-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 24 · 6 senses

Definitions

  1. 1noun

    That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.

  2. 2noun

    an agent or device intended to prevent conception

    Synonyms

    contraceptivepreventive
  3. 3noun

    any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

    Synonyms

    encumbrancehinderancehindrancehitchincumbranceinterferencepreventive
  4. 4noun

    remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease

    "the doctor recommended several preventatives"

    Synonyms

    preventiveprophylactic
  5. 5adjective

    preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

    "preventive medicine"

    "vaccines are prophylactic"

    Synonyms

    preventiveprophylactic
  6. 6adjective

    tending to prevent or hinder

    Synonyms

    preventive

Synonyms

contraceptivepreventiveencumbrancehinderancehindrancehitchincumbranceinterferenceprophylactic

Common word forms

preventatives

Words from these letters

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