protective
(pro-tec-tive)
3 syllables
Definition
adjective. giving or meant to give protection
Example Sentence
The guardrail at the edge of the road is a protective railing.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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protective
Rhymes
- affective
- collective
- connective
- corrective
- defective
- detective
- directive
- effective
- elective
- infective
- invective
- objective
- perspective
- projective
- prospective
- protective
- reflective
- respective
- selective
- subjective
- ineffective
- introspective
- irrespective
- retrospective
- anti-infective