Hyphenation of preventive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word preventive? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

pre-ven-tive

Definitions of preventive:

1.	Remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease The doctor recommended several preventatives
2.	Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
3.	An agent or device intended to prevent conception
4.	Preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease Preventive medicine Vaccines are prophylactic A prophylactic drug
5.	Tending to prevent or hinder

Synonyms of preventive:

adj	preventative, prophylactic, healthful
adj	preventive, preventative, blockading, clogging, hindering, impeding, obstructive, deterrent, frustrating, frustrative, thwarting, precautionary, precautional, preclusive, obviating, preemptive, prohibitive, prohibitory, protective
adj	cautionary, prophylactic, protective
noun	preventative, prophylactic, remedy, curative, cure
noun	hindrance, hitch, preventative, encumbrance, incumbrance, interference, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
noun	contraceptive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device, device

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Hyphenator

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