preventive

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
- the doctor recommended several preventatives
• Syn:
preventative, prophylactic
• Derivationally related forms:
prophylactic (for: prophylactic)
• Hypernyms:
remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic
2. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
• Syn:
hindrance, hinderance, hitch, preventative, encumbrance,
incumbrance, interference
• Derivationally related forms:
hinder (for: hindrance)
• Hypernyms:
obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
• Hyponyms:
clog, speed bump
3. an agent or device intended to prevent conception
• Syn:
contraceptive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
• Hypernyms:
device
• Hyponyms:
cervical cap, coil, condom, rubber, safety,
safe, prophylactic, diaphragm, pessary, contraceptive diaphragm, intrauterine device,
IUD, morning-after pill, pill, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive pill,
oral contraceptive, anovulatory drug, anovulant, spermicide, spermatocide

II - adjective

1. preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease (Freq. 1)
- preventive medicine
- vaccines are prophylactic
- a prophylactic drug
• Syn:
preventative, prophylactic
• Similar to:
healthful
• Derivationally related forms:
prophylactic (for: prophylactic), prophylaxis (for: prophylactic)
2. tending to prevent or hinder
• Syn:
preventative
• Ant:
permissive
• Similar to:
blockading, clogging, hindering, impeding, obstructive,
deterrent, frustrating, frustrative, thwarting, precautionary, precautional,
preclusive, obviating, preemptive, pre-emptive, prohibitive, prohibitory
• See Also:
protective
• Derivationally related forms:
prevent (for: preventative), prevent

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  preventative, prophylactic, contraceptive, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device, hindrance, hinderance, hitch, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference