preclusive

1. 1.

   made impossible

   Synonymsobviating

   Similarpreventive

Questions about preclusive

What does preclusive mean?

preclusive means "made impossible".

How many syllables are in preclusive?

preclusive has 3 syllables: pre-clu-sive. The stress falls on "pre".

What is another word for preclusive?

Close synonyms include obviating. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is preclusive a common word?

preclusive is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.