preventive
I
adjective
alert, antidotal, antiseptic, arresting, aseptic, averting, blocking, careful, cautious, checking, counteractant, counteracting, defensive, deterrent, deterring, disinfectant, forestalling, germicidal, guarded, guarding, hindering, hygienic, impedimental, impeding, impeditive, inhibitive, inhibitory, interfering, judicious, neutralizing, obstructive, opposing, precautionary, preclusive, preservative, preventative, prohibitive, prophylactic, protecting, protective, provident, regardful, resistive, restraining, restrictive, retardant, safeguarding, shielding, thwarting, warding off, watchful
II
index
barrier, prohibitive (restrictive), prophylactic, protective, restrictive, salutary
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006