preventative vs curative

curative vs preventative

preventative and curative both are nouns.

preventative and curative both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
preventative	Yes	Yes	No	No
curative	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, curative is a hypernym of preventative; that is, curative is a word with a broader meaning than preventative:

preventative: remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
curative: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

Other hypernyms of preventative include cure, remedy, therapeutic.

preventative (noun)	curative (noun)
remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease	a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
an agent or device intended to prevent conception
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

preventative (adjective)	curative (adjective)
tending to prevent or hinder	tending to cure or restore to health
preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

Difference between preventative and curative

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