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OVERPROTECTIVE Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word overprotective. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For OVERPROTECTIVE

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hands-off
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not involving participation or intervention

indifferent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by a lack of interest

• showing no care or concern in attitude or action

• (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed

• (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other

• fairly poor to not very good

• having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

• marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another

• characterized by a lack of partiality

• being neither good nor bad

• neither too great nor too little

laissez-faire
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• with minimally restricted freedom in commerce

lax
adjectiveadj
adjective

• pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

• lacking in firmness or tension; not taut

adjective satellite

• lacking in rigor or strictness

• emptying easily or excessively

lenient
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tolerant or lenient

• not strict

• characterized by tolerance and mercy

negligent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern

permissive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not preventive

• granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline

disregardful
adjectiveadj
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Alternatives for INDIFFERENT

Alternatives for LAISSEZ-FAIRE

Alternatives for LAX

Alternatives for LENIENT

Alternatives for NEGLIGENT

Alternatives for PERMISSIVE

Alternatives for DISREGARDFUL

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