preventive
adjective /prɪˈventɪv/
/prɪˈventɪv/
(also preventative
[only before noun] /prɪˈventətɪv/
/prɪˈventətɪv/
)- intended to try to stop something that causes problems or difficulties from happening
- preventive medicine
- The police were able to take preventive action and avoid a possible riot.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPreventive is used with these nouns:- action
- care
- detention
- …