PROPHYLACTIC Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word prophylactic. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PROPHYLACTIC
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| preventive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • tending to prevent or hinder 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 adjective satellite • preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease | ||||||||
| anticipatory | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in anticipation | ||||||||
| pre-emptive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence | ||||||||
| precautionary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure | ||||||||
| protective | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind adjective satellite • showing care • (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful | ||||||||
| precautioning | verbv | |||||||
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| preventative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • tending to prevent or hinder 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 adjective satellite • preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease | ||||||||
| antifertility | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • capable of preventing conception or impregnation | ||||||||
| cautionary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • warding off • serving to warn | ||||||||
| contraceptive | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an agent or device intended to prevent conception adjective satellite • capable of preventing conception or impregnation | ||||||||
| rubber | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products • any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber • a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides • an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil • contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse • a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow adjective satellite • returned for lack of funds verb • coat or impregnate with rubber | ||||||||
| safe | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • free from danger or the risk of harm • having reached a base without being put out noun • strongbox where valuables can be safely kept • a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests • contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse adjective satellite • (of an undertaking) secure from risk • financially safe | ||||||||
| safety | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions • a safe place • a device designed to prevent injury or accidents • (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely • contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse • a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line | ||||||||
