Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb protect

2 senses of protect

Sense 1
protect -- (shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain")
       => defend -- (be on the defensive; act against an attack)

Sense 2
protect -- (use tariffs to favor domestic industry)
       => assist -- (act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function)

Antonyms of adj protecting

1 sense of protecting

Sense 1
protecting (prenominal) -- (shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort; "the protecting blanket of snow"; "a protecting alibi")

INDIRECT (VIA protective) -> unprotective -- (not affording protection)

Similarity of adj protecting

1 sense of protecting

Sense 1
protecting (prenominal) -- (shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort; "the protecting blanket of snow"; "a protecting alibi")
       => protective (vs. unprotective) -- (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")