protective
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
a protective covering
Related & opposite
- defensive also see
- preventative also see
- unprotective antonym
- protectiveness derivation
- protect derivation
- protect derivation
- cautionary similar to
- prophylactic similar to
- custodial similar to
- evasive similar to
- overprotective similar to
- preservative similar to
- protectinga similar to
- restrictive similar to
- safety-related similar to
Sense 2 adjective
showing care
a protective mother
Related & opposite
- protectiveness derivation
- tender similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | defensive |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | preventative |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | unprotective |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | protectiveness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | protect |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | protect |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | cautionary |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | prophylactic |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | custodial |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | evasive |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | overprotective |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | preservative |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | protectinga |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | restrictive |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | safety-related |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | protectiveness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | tender |