Synonyms for protective
prəˈtɛk tɪvpro·tec·tive

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1. protectiveadjective

   intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind

   "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs"

   Synonyms:
   protective(p)

   Antonyms:
   careless, tough, unprotective

2. protectiveadjective

   showing care

   "a protective mother"

   Synonyms:
   protective(p)

   Antonyms:
   careless, tough, unprotective

3. protective(p)adjective

   (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful

   "protective of his reputation"

   Antonyms:
   careless, tough, unprotective

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1. protectiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   defensive

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1. List of paraphrases for "protective":

   protection, protecteur, protector, protectionist, protectors, preventive, safeguard, protected, protecting, protect, absorbent, precautionary, conservatory

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1. American Indian:

   What I've observed with Navajo Nation is the shortage of testing there, and the lack of personal protective equipment there.

2. Danielle Citron:

   You see a lot of mischief online in ways that torment and exploit the privacy of women, girls and minorities... [ and yet ] we're gnashing our teeth when people are using online tools to protect themselves, i'm not saying that this is the way to do it... but when you have no other alternative, when you don't have accountability, people take self-protective measures into their own hands.

3. Judge Brady O’Callaghan:

   Stop telling her you're sorry- Judge Brady O’Callaghan to politician Melvin G. Slack in a September 1, 2022 protective order hearing, after Slack apologized repeatedly to Global Activist Greshun De Bouse concerning putting her in a chokehold

4. Holly Wilson:

   Individual hospitals can not and should not make these individual choices, that is why the governor of New York is organizing resources so that individual hospitals are not overwhelmed and distributing personal protective equipment( PPE) and ventilators to hospitals as needed as well Ultimately, physicians are having to choose who has a better chance of making it and turning the attention to them, similar to the scenes of torment and tragedy in an overwhelmed Italylast month. Sometimes, that entails choosing a younger person over an older one, or a person with a relatively healthy history over someone who has already battled and survived the likes of cancer.

5. Camden County Sheriff Kevin Jones:

   Bears are very protective of their cubs. If she had tracked those cubs by their scent to his residence, and he was out there, it could have ended up differently.