PROPHYLACTICS Synonyms
10 hypernyms for prophylactics. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PROPHYLACTICS
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| protection | noun n | |||||
noun • the activity of protecting someone or something • a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury • defense against financial failure; financial independence • the condition of being protected • kindly endorsement and guidance • the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition • payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence | ||||||
| condoms | noun n | |||||
noun • contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse | ||||||
| contraceptives | noun n | |||||
noun • an agent or device intended to prevent conception adjective satellite • capable of preventing conception or impregnation | ||||||
| safeties | noun n | |||||
noun • the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions • a safe place • a device designed to prevent injury or accidents • (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely • contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse • a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line | ||||||
| birth control | noun n | |||||
noun • limiting the number of children born | ||||||
| preventative | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • tending to prevent or hinder noun • remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome • an agent or device intended to prevent conception adjective satellite • preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease | ||||||
| preventive | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • tending to prevent or hinder noun • remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease • any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome • an agent or device intended to prevent conception adjective satellite • preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease | ||||||
| antifertility | adverb, noun, adjective adv, n, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • capable of preventing conception or impregnation | ||||||
| cautionary | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • warding off • serving to warn | ||||||
| contraceptive | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • an agent or device intended to prevent conception adjective satellite • capable of preventing conception or impregnation | ||||||
| rubber | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products • any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber • a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides • an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil • contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse • a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow adjective satellite • returned for lack of funds verb • coat or impregnate with rubber | ||||||
| safe | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • free from danger or the risk of harm • having reached a base without being put out noun • strongbox where valuables can be safely kept • a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests • contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse adjective satellite • (of an undertaking) secure from risk • financially safe | ||||||
| safety | noun n | |||||
noun • the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions • a safe place • a device designed to prevent injury or accidents • (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely • contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse • a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line | ||||||