Protective Synonyms and Antonyms

prə-tĕktĭv
Able to preserve
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. conservative
  2. preservative
Defending against disease
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. protecting
  2. preventative
  3. emergency
  4. as a last resort
  5. having built-in protection
  6. preventive
  7. guarding
  8. shielding
  9. prophylactic
Antonyms:
  1. attacking
  2. threatening
  3. hurtful
  4. injurious
  5. harmful
Intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
  1. unprotective

Words Related to Protective

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Protective Sentence Examples

  • He's really protective of the people he cares about.

  • He's very protective of his family.

  • When the protective headgear was removed, Dean saw why.

  • Jonny was pissed, his stance like Brandon's when the cousin was on protective mode when guys at the mall flirted with his sister.

  • Being the only child, she was probably over protective of him.

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