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defensive(adjective, alert, careful, attentive)
11
protective(adjective, allow, opposing, obstructive)
2
forestalling(opposing, defending, protective, protecting)
2
frustrating(opposing, defending, protective, protecting)
2
guarding(alert, opposing, defending, protective)
2
preservative(alert, opposing, defending, protective)
2
protecting(alert, opposing, defending, protective)
2
safeguarding(alert, opposing, defending, protective)
2
thwarting(opposing, defending, protective, protecting)
1
defending(adjective, alert, opposing, deterrent)
0
arresting(opposing, defending, protective, protecting)
0
averting(adjective, alert, opposing, defending)
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balking(opposing, defending, protective, protecting)
0
checking(alert, opposing, defending, protective)
0
conservative(opposing, defending, protective, protecting)
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coping with(expression, opposing, obstructive, defending)
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foiling(opposing, defending, protective, protecting)
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in opposition(expression, opposing, obstructive, defending)
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interrupting(opposing, defending, protective, protecting)
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opposing(defending, protective, protecting)
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APASmart Define. (2015). preventive thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/preventive/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "preventive thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/preventive/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 25, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, preventive thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/preventive/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "preventive thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/preventive/thesaurus/synonyms>