preventative
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4.1
- adjective
- /prɪˈvɛntɪv/
:
preventivo
- There is only a limited role for maintenance treatment with antidepressants in bipolar depression: preventative medication has a greater role.
- preventative measures
- preventative medicine
- preventative action
So a DUI checkpoint and its purpose is to be preventative.
- So a DUI checkpoint and its purpose is to be preventative.
- But I'm being very preventative about it.
- But that physicality is important and so I've just tried to be as preventative and and pre emptive as possible.
- It's a good preventative product to help with any signs of large pores, sunspots, or age spots.
- Therapy, support, knowledge, preventative healthcare, meaning and purpose, and little bits of your life separate from them.
- No costs or reduced costs rather for preventative care and no co-pay or deductible for COVID related treatments.
- They are telling people with cancer, with life threatening illnesses or even preventative care.
- I think they're so cute things in life that you do that are preventative.
- And then for really oily skin, I just feel that it's it's not shine preventative enough.
- So to the extent that creativity requires a, a sort of collaborative mindset, then cynicism is, is is preventative of that.
Examples
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Because middle school students are still young, programs for these children can be preventative as well as remedial in approach.
Academic text (2013) -
These are preventative measures to help protect all residents.
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So this just sort of is a little preventative measure.
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But really the early preventative strategies are the most important thing.
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Families that are struggling need preventative services to help them out.
Academic text (2011) -
This scheme is not a cure, it's a preventative.
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Nonetheless, improved organization and a greater emphasis on preventative medicine have sustained the essential quality of services.
Academic text (2004) -
Many individuals may therefore require ongoing and sometimes long-term supportive and preventative health care.
Academic text (2012) -
The evidence of human-to-human transmission in this outbreak confirms the need for preventative measures in home care and health care settings.
Academic text (2015) -
Regular exercise is an important preventative measure against heart disease.
Synonyms
163
2.4
Made to keep a person or thing safe from harm
57
3.8
Intended to stop problems before they start
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7.0
Acting before a problem to stop it from happening
22
5.0
Done to stop possible harm before it happens
4
7.5
Used to prevent infection or disease
Done in advance to prevent harm
Taking action before a problem to stop it from happening
Acting early to stop something bad from happening
Treatment given early to stop a health problem getting worse
Supporting policies that stop problems before they start
Antonyms
How Preventative
- Specialized
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7.5
26
4.1
22
5.0
68
4.6
- Specialized
2
6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Preventative comes from Latin parts pre- 'before' and venire 'to come', the same idea behind prevent. It means doing something 'before' a problem arrives, so a preventative action is one taken to stop harm from happening.