preventative

Phonetic Respelling: [ pri-ven-tiv ]

Definition:

n. 1 remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease; 2 any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome; adj. tending to prevent or hinder

Sentence:

The doctor prescribed a preventative medicine.

More example sentences:

The doctor prescribed a preventative medicine.

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Synonyms:

hindrance; preventive;prophylactic

Antonyms:

catalyst

How many syllables in preventative?

4 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide preventative into syllables:

pre-vent-a-tive

Preventative rhymes:

Three Syllable Rhymes
- tentative
Four Syllable Rhymes
- preventative
Five Syllable Rhymes
- argumentative
- representative
Six Syllable Rhymes
- unrepresentative

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