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adj. Variant of preventive.

adj. Alternative form of preventive.

n. Alternative form of preventive.

n. That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.

n. Same as preventive.

adj. tending to prevent or hinder

adj. preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

n. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

n. an agent or device intended to prevent conception

n. remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease

"He lashed out at what he called a preventative war policy that has made the country less safe and has inflamed America's enemies abroad."

blockading    obviating    prohibitory    clogging    preclusive    frustrative    precautional    hindering    impeding    obstructive   

curative    remedy    therapeutic    cure   

argumentative    representative    tentative    unrepresentative   

preventive    public school    curative    unit-level    nonmedical    anti-psychotic    peer-reviewed    prophylactic    antidiarrheal    proactive