Protective
Protective adjective - Intended to resist or prevent attack or aggression.
Suspicious and protective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suspicious" instead an adjective "Protective".
Suspicious
Suspicious adjective - Giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged.
Protective and suspicious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Protective" instead an adjective "Suspicious".
Nearby Words: suspicion, suspiciously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- solicitous and protective
- solicitous and suspicious
- watchful and protective
- watchful and suspicious
- careful and protective
- careful and suspicious
- cautious and protective
- cautious and suspicious
- heedful and protective
- heedful and suspicious
- anxious and protective
- anxious and suspicious
- jealous and protective
- jealous and suspicious
Both words in one sentence
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Big Brother Instinct: Touka is protective of Inari and grows suspicious when he (correctly) believes Uka bestowed her power onto her.
Source: Manga / Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha -
It's suspicious from the start - one of the group notes that gas masks and protective gear aren't standard repair equipment.
Source: Send in the Search Team -
In the first episode they meet, he goes from suspicious to protective, keeping her safe from Vlad with his Ghostly Wail, the second time he was willing to be Valerie's captive if it meant saving her from being dissolved.
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