protective

/pɹətˈɛktɪv/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
   “a protective covering”
2. showing care
   “a protective mother”
3. (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful
   “protective of his reputation”

Synonyms for protective

• cautionary
• contraceptive
• custodial
• evasive
• overprotective
• preservative
• protecting
• restrictive
• safety-related
• tender
• careful

Antonyms of protective

• unprotective

Words that rhyme with protective

• effective
• objective
• collective
• connective
• corrective
• defective
• elective
• ineffective
• reflective
• detective
• directive
• infective
• perspective
• retrospective
• selective
• subjective
• affective
• introspective
• invective
• irrespective
• prospective
• respective
• convective
• projective