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Showing words for PREVENTIVE using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Preventive

preventive

8 Letter Words for Preventive

perentie, vetivene

7 Letter Words for Preventive

eventer, inepter, nereite, petrine, preteen, prevene, prevent, teenier, terpene, terpine, vervine, vetiver

6 Letter Words for Preventive

enerve, enrive, entier, entire, entree, entrep, envier, envire, eterne, evener, invert, neiper, nerite, nipter, peerie, peever, perine, perite, perten, petrie, preeve, prieve, privet, pterin, rentee, repent, repine, retene, retine, revent, revete, revive, teener, teenie, terpen, terpin, tervee, tevere, tipree, triene, veiner, veneer, venere, veneti, venire, venite, venter, verine, verite, vertep, verven, vervet, vinter, virent

5 Letter Words for Preventive

eerie, eeten, eeven, enter, entre, erept, erven, evene, event, evert, evite, inept, inert, inter, irene, neive, neper, nepit, nerve, neter, never, nieve, niter, peert, peeve, peine, penie, perit, perve, peter, petre, petri, piert, piner, pinte, preen, prent, prine, print, reeve, reive, renet, rente, repen, repin, retie, retin, retip, revet, revie, rieve, ripen, riven, rivet, teene, tepee, terne, tirve, tiver, treen, trine, tripe, venie, verve, veter, viner, vinet, viper, viver

4 Letter Words for Preventive

eevn, eine, eire, entr, epee, epit, erie, erin, erne, eten, even, ever, evet, ieee, intr, invt, irpe, iter, neep, neer, neet, nete, neti, neve, nevi, peen, peer, pene, peni, pent, pere, peri, pern, pert, perv, pete, pien, pier, piet, pine, pint, pirn, pree, pret, prie, prin, priv, reen, reet, rein, reit, rent, rept, rete, reve, rine, ripe, ript, rite, rive, teen, teer, tene, tepe, tern, terp, tien, tier, tine, tipe, tire, tree, trie, trin, trip, veen, veep, veer, vein, vent, veri, vert, vier, vine, vint, vite, vive

3 Letter Words for Preventive

een, eer, eir, ene, env, epi, ere, ern, ert, eve, int, inv, ipr, ire, ive, nee, nei, nep, net, nie, nip, nit, pee, pen, per, pet, pie, pin, pir, pit, pre, prn, pte, pvt, ree, rei, rep, rev, rie, rin, rip, rit, riv, rpt, rte, rti, tee, ten, ter, tie, tin, tip, tpi, tri, trp, vee, vei, ver, vet, vie, vin, vip

Definitions for Preventive

[1] Medicine/Medical . of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
[2] serving to prevent or hinder: preventive measures.
[3] Medicine/Medical . a drug or other substance for preventing disease.
[4] a preventive agent or measure.
[5] tending or intended to prevent or hinder
[6] med tending to prevent disease; prophylactic of or relating to the branch of medicine concerned with prolonging life and preventing disease
[7] (in Britain) of, relating to, or belonging to the customs and excise service or the coastguard
[8] something that serves to prevent or hinder
[9] med any drug or agent that tends to prevent or protect against disease
[10] another name for contraceptive

Words related to Preventive

precautionary, defensive, protective

Words nearby Preventive

prevenient grace, prevent, prevent defense, preventer, prevention, preventive, preventive dentistry, preventive detention, preventive law, preventive medicine, preventive treatment

Origin of Preventive

First recorded in 1630–40; prevent + -ive

Other words from Preventive

pre·ven·tive·ly , adverb
pre·ven·tive·ness , noun
non·pre·ven·tive , adjective
non·pre·ven·tive·ly , adverb
non·pre·ven·tive·ness , noun
un·pre·vent·a·tive , adjective
un·pre·ven·tive , adjective
un·pre·ven·tive·ly , adverb
un·pre·ven·tive·ness , noun

Synonyms for Preventive

precautionary, defending, defensive, protective