In Japan the ring shaped ones came into use first so they're also often called "contraceptive rings".
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Contraceptive
Synonyms for "contraceptive" (87 found)
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Closest matches (18)
Strong matches (26)
Related words (43)
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14 entriesavoid getting pregnantavoid having childrenavoid pregnancybirth controlprevent conceptionprevent pregnancypreventing fertilization of eggpreventing lawsuitspreventing pregnancypreventing pro creationpreventing reproductionpreventing unplanned healthcare costspreventing unwanted pregnaciesreduce chance of pregnancy
Translations
87 translations across 32 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀτοκεῖον noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Belarusian
4 entries- кантрацэпты́ўны adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- процізапладня́льны adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- процізача́ткавы adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- супрацьзача́ткавы adj (that acts to prevent conception)
Bulgarian
3 entries- контрацепти́вен adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- противозача́тъчен adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- противозача́тъчно noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Catalan
2 entries- anticonceptiu adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- anticonceptiu noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 避孕的 adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- 避孕用具 noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
- 避孕藥 /避孕药 noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Czech
2 entries- antikoncepční adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- antikoncepce noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Dutch
2 entries- voorbehoedmiddel noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
- voorbehoedsmiddel noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Esperanto
2 entries- kontraŭkoncipa adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- kontraŭkoncipilo noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Finnish
2 entries- ehkäisy adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- ehkäisyväline noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
French
2 entries- contraceptif adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- contraceptif noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
German
4 entries- empfängnisverhütend adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- kontrazeptiv adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- Empfängnisverhütungsmittel noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
- Kontrazeptivum noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Greek
2 entries- αντισυλληπτικός adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- αντισυλληπτικό noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Hebrew
2 entries- אֶמְצָעִי מְנִיעָה adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- אֶמְצָעִי מְנִיעָה noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Hindi
1 entries- गर्भनिरोधक noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Hungarian
2 entries- fogamzásgátló adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- fogamzásgátló noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Italian
1 entries- contraccettivo adj (that acts to prevent conception)
Japanese
2 entries- 避妊の adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- 避妊薬 noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Korean
2 entries- 피임의 adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- 피임약 noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Latin
1 entries- atocium noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Māori
2 entries- ārai hapū adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- ārai hapū noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Norman
1 entries- contraceptif adj (that acts to prevent conception)
Persian
2 entries- ضد بارداری adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- ضد بارداری noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Polish
3 entries- antykoncepcyjny adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- przeciwciążowy adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- środek antykoncepcyjny noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Portuguese
4 entries- anticoncecional adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- anticoncepcional adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- contraceptivo adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- contracetivo adj (that acts to prevent conception)
Romanian
3 entries- anticoncepțional adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- contraceptiv adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- contraceptiv noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Russian
4 entries- контрацепти́вный adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- противозача́точный adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- контрацепти́в noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
- противозача́точное noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- casg-gineamhainn noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Spanish
4 entries- anovulatorio adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- anticoncepcional adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- anticonceptivo adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- contraceptivo adj (that acts to prevent conception)
Swedish
2 entries- p adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- preventivmedel noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Tagalog
2 entries- pang-agaw-lihi noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
- panlabanlihi noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Ukrainian
4 entries- контрацепти́вний adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- протизаплі́дний adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- контрацепти́в noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
- протизаплі́дний за́сіб noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Urdu
2 entries- مانع حمل adj (that acts to prevent conception)
- مانع حمل noun (means by which impregnating a woman can be prevented)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Today, I saw a woman in pink crocs and I believe that that is the best contraceptive I have ever seen.
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A possible side effect of the contraceptive pill is a loss of sex drive.
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Malaysia-based contraceptive company Karex makes one in every five condoms in sold in the world.
Source: tatoeba (8667829)
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