Synonyms for preventive

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pri-ven-tiv

Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈvɛn tɪv

Définition of preventive

Origin : 1630s, from Latin praevent-, past participle stem of praevenire (see prevent), + -ive. As a noun, from 1630s; in medical use from 1670s.

adj deterrent

Example sentences :

I regret to say that I have no specific to give as a preventive for sea-sickness.
Extract from : « Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland » by Daniel Turner Holmes

But the preventive power was what they preferred to exercise.
Extract from : « Policing the Plains » by R.G. MacBeth

I understand some fool urged her to try this as a preventive of mal-de-mer.
Extract from : « The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 » by Various

Similarly, by preventive measures, we are controlling the other diseases.
Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson

Unexpected as it may seem, vaccination is not only a preventive of smallpox, but a cure for it.
Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson

I followed you as you went to the Preventive man to-night; but it is no use.
Extract from : « The Birthright » by Joseph Hocking

It can be taken at any time, and as a preventive as well as a curative.
Extract from : « One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed » by C. A. Bogardus

The only preventive or remedy for this condition is circumcision.
Extract from : « History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present » by Peter Charles Remondino

And yet it unquestionably has a preventive purpose and meaning.
Extract from : « Preventable Diseases » by Woods Hutchinson

There we shall be in full view of the posts of the Preventive men.
Extract from : « Patsy » by S. R. Crockett

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