underprotective

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adjective

Inadequately protective; not offering or providing sufficient protection.

Opposite
overprotective
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Meanings

adjectiveunderprotective (comparative more underprotective, superlative most underprotective)

comparative more underprotective · superlative most underprotective

  1. Inadequately protective; not offering or providing sufficient protection.

    Antonyms: overprotective

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveInadequately protective; not offering or providing sufficient protection.

Opposite
overprotective

Origin

From under- + protective.

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APA

underprotective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprotective

MLA

“underprotective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprotective. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underprotective,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprotective.

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