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
