Synonyms of the word

anovulant

• n. Any drug that prevents ovulation.

contraceptive

• adj. That acts to prevent conception as a result of sexual intercourse.
• n. A mechanism or means by which conception as a result of sexual intercourse can be prevented or made less…

pill

• n. A small, usually cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
• n. (informal, uncountable, definite, i.e. used with "the") Contraceptive medication, usually in the form…
• n. (slang) A comical or entertaining person.
• n. (slang) A contemptible, annoying, or unpleasant person.
• n. (informal) A small piece of any substance, for example a ball of fibres formed on the surface of a textile…
• n. (archaic, baseball slang) A baseball.
• n. (firearms, slang) A bullet (projectile).
• v. (intransitive, textiles) Of a woven fabric surface, to form small matted balls of fiber.
• v. To form into the shape of a pill.
• v. To medicate with pills.
• v. (obsolete) To peel; to remove the outer layer of hair, skin, or bark.
• v. To peel; to make by removing the skin.
• v. To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.
• v. (obsolete) To pillage; to despoil or impoverish.
• n. (obsolete) The peel or skin.
• n. (now Britain regional) An inlet on the coast; a small tidal pool or bay.

preventative

• adj. Alternative form of preventive.
• n. Alternative form of preventive.

preventive

• adj. Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
• adj. Carried out to deter military aggression.
• adj. Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.
• adj. (obsolete) Going before; preceding.
• n. (dated) A thing that prevents, hinders, or acts as an obstacle to.
• n. (nonstandard) A thing that slows the development of an illness.
• n. A contraceptive, especially a condom.