PROTECTIVE Synonyms

• attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring

• intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack

• an attitude of defensiveness

• attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing

• taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure

• the activity of protecting something from loss or danger

• the condition of being (well or ill) preserved

• a process that saves organic substances from decay

• an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

• a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition

• tending or having the power to preserve

• the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

• a safe place

• a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

• (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely

• contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

• a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line

• the act of shielding from harm

• a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay

• shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference

• carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger

• engaged in or accustomed to close observation

• experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

• carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger

• The act of taking care or taking charge of something.

• fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

• keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change

• keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

• use cautiously and frugally

• preserve with sugar

• a person who keeps watch over something or someone

• the person who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage

• a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

• a posture of defence in boxing or fencing

• the person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team

• a military unit serving to protect some place or person

• a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

• the duty of serving as a sentry

• (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage between the center and the tackles

• a position on a basketball team

• to keep watch over

• watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect

• protect against a challenge or attack

• take precautions in order to avoid some unwanted consequence

• protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material

• place or set apart

• a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

• a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war

• make safe

• escort safely

• free from fear or doubt; easy in mind

• free from danger or risk

• not likely to fail or give way

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• financially safe

• get by special effort

• cause to be firmly attached

• assure payment of

• make certain of

• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

• furnish with battens

• a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

• protective covering that provides protection from the weather

• the condition of being protected

• a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings

• temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons

• provide shelter for

• invest (money) so that it is not taxable