Protective (Crossword clue)

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We found 23 answers for “Protective” .

This page shows answers to the clue Protective, followed by 7 definitions like “Affording protection”, “Tending to protect.” and “Defensive (def. 4)”. Synonyms for Protective are for example defending, defensive and protecting. More synonyms can be found below the puzzle answers.

6 letters
7 letters
TUTELAR
8 letters
FATHERLY
MOTHERLY
TUTELARY
9 letters
CUSTODIAL
10 letters
CONSERVING
PRESERVING
PROTECTING
11 letters
ANTIFOULING
12 letters
PRESERVATIVE
13 letters
ANTIFERTILITY
14 letters
OVERPROTECTIVE

Definitions of “Protective”
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• Defensive (def. 4)
• Something that looks after you
• Intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
• An agent that affords defense against a deleterious influence
• Having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering
• Of, pertaining to, or designed to favor protectionism: protective tariffs
• (pro-tek´tiv) providing defense against harmful influences. an agent that does this
• (L. protegere to cover over) an agent that affords defense against a deleterious influence

Synonyms of “Protective”
Using a synonym can be a good alternative for using “Protective”. You might be able to find more answers by using these:
defending, defensive and shielding.


More crossword answers
We found 23 answers for the crossword clue Protective . A further 50 clues may be related.

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