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Synonyms for prophylactic
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease
A prophylactic drug.
The true synonym
preventive
Same sentence, swapped: A preventive drug.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for prophylactic as it is used in the sentence above.
- cautionary
- hygienic
- antiseptic
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