Vocabulary
Preventive
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring.
Urdu meaning
انسدادی، امتناعی، بیماری کا دفاع کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The armed reply was a vehement expression ofbothprotest(thatisnecessaryundercustomary law) and preventive self-defence.
- Planning healthcare for the flood-affected people requires not only medical (curative) services but also equally important preventive, promotive and rehabilitative health services.
- Preventive actions clearing drains, securing vehicles, installing gratings can reduce losses.
- As first responders, police engage in preventive and reactive efforts.
- Lifestyle medicine has reorganised old ideas into a new, preventive and therapeutic framework, with strong evidence at the base of each of its six pillars.
Synonyms
inhibitory, preventative, deterrent, pre-emptive, obstructive, precautionary, protective.
Antonyms
permissive, unhealthful, bailable
Curator example
“preventive medicine”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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