preventive vs rubber

rubber vs preventive

preventive and rubber both are nouns.

preventive and rubber both are adjectives.

preventive is not a verb while rubber is a verb.

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

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

preventive: an agent or device intended to prevent conception
rubber: contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

Other hyponyms of preventive include cervical cap, coil, condom, prophylactic, safe, safety, contraceptive diaphragm, diaphragm, pessary, intrauterine device, IUD, morning-after pill, anovulant, anovulatory drug, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill, pill, spermatocide, spermicide.

preventive (noun)	rubber (noun)
remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease	a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
an agent or device intended to prevent conception	contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome	an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
	a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides
	an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
	any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber

preventive (adjective)	rubber (adjective)
tending to prevent or hinder	returned for lack of funds
preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

preventive (verb)	rubber (verb)
	coat or impregnate with rubber

Difference between preventive and rubber

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