Antonyms for protective
prəˈtɛk tɪvpro·tec·tive

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1. protectiveadjective

   intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind

   "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs"

   Antonyms:
   careless, tough, unprotective

   Synonyms:
   protective(p)

2. protectiveadjective

   showing care

   "a protective mother"

   Antonyms:
   careless, tough, unprotective

   Synonyms:
   protective(p)

3. protective(p)adjective

   (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful

   "protective of his reputation"

   Antonyms:
   careless, tough, unprotective

How to use protective in a sentence?

1. Michael New:

   If these laws are upheld, that would create a precedent that would increase the likelihood that other types of protective pro-life laws would be upheld.

2. Paul Offit:

   Last August, we had a fully susceptible population, and we didn't have a vaccine. Now, we have half the country vaccinated, and many have already been naturally infected, which is protective, but nonetheless the numbers are worse... the delta variant is one big game changer.

3. Ralph Macchio:

   I always felt the legacy of the film, I was very protective of it. I was very protective of the character and felt it was easier and smarter to let the legacy stand on its own and not attempt to go back to the well, but [' Cobra Kai' ] was a combination of the creators, writers and producers who had just a smart angle and vision for this show. They were the 11 and 12-year-old kids that saw the movie a thousand times and wanted to make the show that they wanted to see. I believe that they were the right guys to do it.

4. Andrew Phelps:

   They've really chosen to pull out some of the tools that we ordinarily would have as emergency protective measures in our toolbox, it's a really uncomfortable position for states to be in to have to weigh' Gosh, you know, with our budgets, where do we spend the finite amount of state dollars that we have ?'.

5. Rick Hasen:

   If Supreme Court adopts this theory, voters would have their rights further eroded by a neutering of state courts' ability to be more protective of voters than federal courts.

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