Preventative

/pɹɪˈvɛntətɪv/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:20 ptsWWF:24 pts12 letters

Definition of Preventative

noun

A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
A thing that slows the development of an illness.
A contraceptive, especially a condom.

adjective

Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
Carried out to deter military aggression.
Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
Going before; preceding.

Anagrams of Preventative

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "preventative":

11-LETTER WORDS

10-LETTER WORDS

inveterate preventive

9-LETTER WORDS

patienter penetrate retentive

8-LETTER WORDS

antevert aperient enervate patentee triptane venerate vetivert

7-LETTER WORDS

arenite ariette entreat intreat iterant iterate naivete nattier navette nervate nettier nitrate painter partite patient+22 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "preventative" and rearranging:

+spreventatives

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

ablative abortive above abrasive absolutive absolve absorptive abstractive abusive accelerative acceptive accommodative accretive acculturative accumulative+5 more

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