Curative
Preventative
Preventative noun - Remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease.
Usage example: the doctor recommended several preventatives
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- remedy and curative
- remedy and preventative
- medicine and curative
- medicine and preventative
- antidote and curative
- antidote and preventative
- restorative and curative
- restorative and preventative
- disinfectant and curative
- disinfectant and preventative
- healthful and curative
- healthful and preventative
- prophylactic and curative
- prophylactic and preventative
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Preventative and Curative. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/curative/preventative
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Preventative or Curative. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/curative/preventative.
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