What is another word for contraceptive?
Synonyms for contraceptive
ˌkɒn trəˈsɛp tɪvcon·tra·cep·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control deviceadjective
an agent or device intended to prevent conception
Synonyms:
prophylactic, hitch, prophylactic device, birth control device, interference, hinderance, preventative, preventive, hindrance, incumbrance, encumbrance, contraceptive deviceAntonyms:
unprotectivecontraceptive, prophylactic, antifertilityadjective
capable of preventing conception or impregnation
"contraceptive devices and medications"
Synonyms:
preventive, cautionary, antifertility, prophylactic, preventativeAntonyms:
unprotective
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List of paraphrases for "contraceptive":
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #8714 | interference | |
| #11695 | preventive | |
| #14594 | hitch | |
| #18764 | contraception | |
| #22938 | contraceptive | |
| #23847 | preventative | |
| #27248 | contraceptives | |
| #37644 | cautionary | |
| #41481 | prophylactic | |
| #44966 | hindrance | |
| #56554 | encumbrance | |
| #204694 | hinderance |
How to use contraceptive in a sentence?
It's normal for teenagers by the time they enter young adulthood to be having sex, so I don't want to problematize that, we want the rate of regular contraceptive use to be as high as possible, and we want healthy relationships.
This promise of a sort of effective oral male contraceptive has been always on the verge of becoming a reality, but I feel like I've been hearing that for a long time now, i think it's going to take at least 10 years, if not longer.
Health care professionals have a powerful role to play in reducing teen pregnancy. They can encourage teens not to have sex, and discuss the use of IUDs and implants as contraceptive options available to teens who choose to be sexually active, we need to remove barriers and increase awareness, access and availability.
If we can find a drug that blocks any of these proteins, that would be a good contraceptive.
Even if just 5-10% of men used this (an oral contraceptive), it would limit population growth.
Translations for contraceptive
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- مانع حملArabic
- противозачатъчноBulgarian
- anticonceptiuCatalan, Valencian
- antikoncepce, antikoncepčníCzech
- svangerskabsforebyggendeDanish
- Verhütungsmittel, empfängnisverhütend, kontrazeptivGerman
- αντισυλληπτικός, αντισυλληπτικόGreek
- anticonceptivoSpanish
- پیشگیری از بارداریPersian
- ehkäisy, ehkäisyvälineFinnish
- contraceptifFrench
- casg-gineamhainnScottish Gaelic
- गर्भनिरोधकHindi
- fogamzásgátlóHungarian
- kontraseptifIndonesian
- contraccettivoItalian
- הריוןHebrew
- 避妊, 避妊薬Japanese
- 피임Korean
- contrariesLatin
- contraceptieveDutch
- prevensjonsNorwegian
- środek antykoncepcyjny, antykoncepcyjnyPolish
- anticonceptivoPortuguese
- contraceptiv, anticoncepționalRomanian
- контрацептивный, контрацептив, противозачаточный, противозачаточное средствоRussian
- preventilmedel, preventivmedelSwedish
- கருத்தடைக்குTamil
- ยาคุมกำเนิดThai
- gebeliği Turkish
- контрацептивUkrainian
- مانع حملUrdu
- tránh thaiVietnamese
- קאָנטראַצעפּטיווYiddish
- 避孕的Chinese
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