PROTECTIVENESS Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word protectiveness. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PROTECTIVENESS
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care | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something • judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger • an anxious feeling • a cause for feeling concern • attention and management implying responsibility for safety • activity involved in maintaining something in good working order verb • feel concern or interest • provide care for • to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something • be in charge of, act on, or dispose of • be concerned with | ||||||||
custody | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of being confined (usually for a short time) • holding by the police • (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child | ||||||||
defensiveness | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • excessive sensitivity to criticism | ||||||||
guardianship | nounn | |||||||
noun • attention and management implying responsibility for safety • the responsibility of a guardian or keeper | ||||||||
preservation | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
safekeeping | nounn | |||||||
noun • the responsibility of a guardian or keeper | ||||||||
vigilance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of paying close and continuous attention • vigilant attentiveness | ||||||||
watchfulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of paying close and continuous attention • vigilant attentiveness | ||||||||
safeguarding | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • 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 verb • make safe • escort safely |