Obstructive and Protective

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Obstructive

Obstructive adjective - Preventing movement.
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Protective and obstructive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Protective" instead an adjective "Obstructive".
Nearby Words: obstruct, obstruction, obstructed, obstructing, obstructionist

Protective

Protective adjective - Intended to resist or prevent attack or aggression.
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Obstructive and protective are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obstructive" instead an adjective "Protective".
Nearby Words: protect, protection, protected, protector, protecting

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  • Children Are Innocent In Sabbat Martyr Criid opens a deserted building to shelter children and stands down the Obstructive Bureaucrat who objects; later, the Ghosts are particularly protective of the children among the refugees.
    Source: Children Are Innocent
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