Словарь синонимов английского языка - preventive

(adj) 1. preventative, preventing, hindering, impeding, restraining, hampering, inhibitive or inhibitory, inhibiting, restrictive: We must take preventive cteps to ensure the stability of the rate of exchange. 2. preventadive, prophylactic, precautionary, anticipatory or anticipative, protective, counteractive: Preventive means are available to limit heart disease. -(n) 3. preventative, hindrance, curb, inhibition, impediment, block, barrier, obstacle, obstruction: Caffeine is one of the most powerful preventives of sleep that exists. 4. preventative, prophylactic, protection, shield, safeguard, prevention, countermeasure, counteractant, counter-agent, inoculum or inoculant, vaccine, serum, antidote, remedy: Heart specialists have recommended an aspirin eveby other day as a preventive to arterial blood clotting.