obstructor vs preventive

preventive vs obstructor

obstructor and preventive both are nouns.

obstructor is not an adjective while preventive is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
obstructor	Yes	No	No	No
preventive	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, preventive is a hyponym of obstructor; that is, preventive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than obstructor:

obstructor: any structure that makes progress difficult
preventive: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

Other hyponyms of obstructor include bar, barrier, blockade, block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage, encumbrance, hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, obstacle, tumbler.

obstructor (noun)	preventive (noun)
any structure that makes progress difficult	remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take	an agent or device intended to prevent conception
	any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

obstructor (adjective)	preventive (adjective)
	tending to prevent or hinder
	preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

Difference between obstructor and preventive

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