Definition of PREVENTIVES

preventives

Noun

  • remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
  • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  • an agent or device intended to prevent conception
  • plural of preventive

Synonyms

birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive, prophylactic, prophylactic device

Scrabble Score: 19

preventives: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
preventives: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
preventives: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

preventives: valid Words With Friends Word