Synonyms of preservative

preservative

adjective

as in protective

Related Words

• protective
• constructive
• creative
• nondestructive
• harmless
• innocuous
• formative
• useful
• productive
• healthful
• wholesome
• helpful
• ameliorative
• inoffensive
• healthy
• innocent
• salubrious
• nonlethal
• nonfatal

Dissimilar Words

• destructive
• disastrous
• ruinous
• devastating
• antibiotic
• cataclysmic
• calamitous
• poisonous
• lethal
• vital
• fatal
• biocidal
• devastative
• annihilatory
• deadly
• cataclysmal
• mortal
• virulent
• killer
• murderous
• deathly
• baleful
• fell
• pestilent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of preservative

Kennedy has a long history of promoting conspiracies about childhood vaccines, including the theory that the preservative thimerosal—which has been phased out of most modern vaccine formulas—is linked to autism, a claim that’s been thoroughly discredited by medical studies. —Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025

Kennedy has falsely linked vaccines to numerous health conditions, arguing, for instance, that the mercury-containing vaccine preservative thimerosal causes neurological disorders in children, particularly autism. —Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 1 Dec. 2024

The thimerosal preservative present in some vaccines is metabolized into ethylmercury, and so does not carry the same risk as toxic methylmercury. —Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024

Chemists and beauty consumers alike started wondering if the recalls were indicative of something bigger—revealing the weakness of preservative systems found in some beauty products today. —Deanna Pai, Allure, 18 Oct. 2024