preventative
- noun
- /prɪˈvɛntətɪv/
:
anticonceptivo
- She discussed various types of preventatives available at the health clinic.
Examples
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So that's maybe my preventative, but I, I mean, I'll still drink as much.
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In a letter to The Times of August 26, 1854, a resident questioned how one could be expected to follow the Board of Health's recommendations citing cleanliness as a preventative for cholera when he himself could not obtain a regular supply of water from this same company, and its water was in any case "notorious for its impurity."
Academic text (1992) -
Using a condom is a reliable preventative for unwanted pregnancies.
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Many couples choose to use a hormonal preventative to avoid having children.
Synonyms
175
4.4
Methods and devices that prevent pregnancy when people have sex
37
4.4
Something used to stop a woman from becoming pregnant, like a pill or condom
1
3.5
A way to prevent pregnancy, often using a device like a condom or a medicine like a pill
1
3.9
Something used to stop a health problem before it happens
1
3.2
Something that stops a person from becoming pregnant
1
4.5
A thing that stops pregnancy, for example a pill or condom
1
6.4
Something people use to prevent pregnancy, like a condom or diaphragm
Antonyms
How Effective
- Specialized
22
4.9
- Specialized
9
4.1
2
3.5
- NSFW
442
2.8
- NSFW
1
6.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Preventative comes from Latin parts pre- 'before' and venire 'to come', the same root as prevent. A helpful way to remember the contraceptive meaning is to think of it as something used 'before' to stop pregnancy.