protective
English Thesaurus
1. (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful (adj.all)
similar | : | careful, |
definition | : | exercising caution or showing care or attention (adj.all) |
2. intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind (adj.all)
similar | : | custodial, tutelar, tutelary, |
definition | : | providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding (adj.all) |
similar | : | evasive, |
definition | : | avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire (adj.all) |
similar | : | preservative, |
definition | : | tending or having the power to preserve (adj.all) |
similar | : | protecting, |
definition | : | shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort (adj.all) |
similar | : | restrictive, |
definition | : | (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports (adj.all) |
similar | : | safety-related, |
definition | : | providing or ensuring safety (adj.all) |
also | : | defensive, |
definition | : | intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack (adj.all) |
3. showing care (adj.all)
similar | : | tender, |
definition | : | given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality (adj.all) |
4. (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful (adj.all)
derivation | : | protectiveness, |
definition | : | the quality of providing protection (noun.attribute) |
5. intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind (adj.all)
antonym | : | unprotective, |
definition | : | not affording protection (adj.all) |
derivation | : | protectiveness, |
definition | : | the quality of providing protection (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | protect, |
definition | : | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | protect, |
definition | : | use tariffs to favor domestic industry (verb.competition) |
6. showing care (adj.all)
derivation | : | protectiveness, |
definition | : | a feeling of protective affection (noun.feeling) |
7. (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful (adj.all)
derivation | : | protectiveness, |
definition | : | the quality of providing protection (noun.attribute) |
8. intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind (adj.all)
antonym | : | unprotective, |
definition | : | not affording protection (adj.all) |
derivation | : | protectiveness, |
definition | : | the quality of providing protection (noun.attribute) |
derivation | : | protect, |
definition | : | shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | protect, |
definition | : | use tariffs to favor domestic industry (verb.competition) |
9. showing care (adj.all)
derivation | : | protectiveness, |
definition | : | a feeling of protective affection (noun.feeling) |
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