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OVERPROTECTING Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word overprotecting. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For OVERPROTECTING

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disregarding
adverb

• in spite of everything; without regard to drawbacks

undiscerning
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking discernment

unwatchful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not alert to what is potentially dangerous

abandoning
verbv
noun

• the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry

• a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

verb

• forsake, leave behind

• give up with the intent of never claiming again

• leave behind empty; move out of

• stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

• leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

endangering
verbv
verb

• pose a threat to; present a danger to

• put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

exposing
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

verb

• expose or make accessible to some action or influence

• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

• to show, make visible or apparent

• remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body

• reveal to view as by removing a cover

• put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

• expose to light, of photographic film

• expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas

• abandon by leaving out in the open air

ignoring
verbv
verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• bar from attention or consideration

• fail to notice

• give little or no attention to

• be ignorant of or in the dark about

neglecting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• lack of attention and due care

• the state of something that has been unused and neglected

• willful lack of care and attention

• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

verb

• leave undone or leave out

• fail to do something; leave something undone

• fail to attend to

• give little or no attention to

risking
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

• a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

• the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred

• the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent

verb

• expose to a chance of loss or damage

• take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

Alternatives for DISREGARDING

Alternatives for UNDISCERNING

Alternatives for UNWATCHFUL

Alternatives for ABANDONING

Alternatives for ENDANGERING

Alternatives for EXPOSING

Alternatives for IGNORING

Alternatives for NEGLECTING

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