remedy vs preventative

preventative vs remedy

remedy and preventative both are nouns.

remedy is not an adjective while preventative is an adjective.

remedy is a verb but preventative is not a verb.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of remedy include acoustic, antidote, counterpoison, emetic, nauseant, vomit, vomitive, lenitive, application, lotion, magic bullet, balm, ointment, salve, unction, unguent, alleviant, alleviator, palliative, catholicon, cure-all, nostrum, panacea, preventive, prophylactic.

remedy (noun)	preventative (noun)
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil	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

remedy (adjective)	preventative (adjective)
	tending to prevent or hinder
	preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease

remedy (verb)	preventative (verb)
provide relief for
set straight or right

Difference between remedy and preventative

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