Definition of PREVENTIVE

preventive

Meanings

Noun

  • remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
  • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  • an agent or device intended to prevent conception

Adjective Satellite

  • preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
    • "preventive medicine"

Adjective

  • tending to prevent or hinder

Antonyms

permissive

Scrabble Score: 18

preventive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
preventive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
preventive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

preventive is a valid Words With Friends word