Overprotective
Overprotective adjective - Overly protective.
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Synonyms for Overprotective
Paternal and overprotective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Paternal" instead an adjective "Overprotective".
Paternal
Paternal adjective - Characteristic of a father.
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Synonyms for Paternal
Overprotective and paternal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Overprotective" instead an adjective "Paternal".
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Related pairs
- gallant and overprotective
- gallant and paternal
- warm and overprotective
- warm and paternal
- fatherly and overprotective
- fatherly and paternal
- patriarchal and overprotective
- patriarchal and paternal
- solicitous and overprotective
- solicitous and paternal
- chivalrous and overprotective
- chivalrous and paternal
- protecting and overprotective
- protecting and paternal
Both words in one sentence
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Gibson's overprotective paternal eyes, 16-year-old Molly is still "a baby".
Source: Literature / Wives and Daughters
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