WordNet: preventative, preventive
tending to prevent or hinder
- also see protective
- similar to blockading
- similar to clogging, hindering, impeding, obstructive
- similar to deterrent
- similar to frustrating, frustrative, thwarting
- similar to precautional, precautionary
- similar to obviating, preclusive
- similar to pre-emptive, preemptive
- similar to prohibitive, prohibitory
preventative
- (englanti) prevent (derivationally related)
preventive
- (englanti) permissive (antonym)
- (englanti) preventive (derivationally related)
- (englanti) prevent (derivationally related)
- (englanti) preventive (derivationally related)