to overprotect

Examples

• All

• Although one does not want to overprotect the child, he or she should wear protective gear during sports and physical activities.

  Academic text (1995)

• Yet she remained determined not to overprotect them, and she kept her worry a secret, privately condemning herself for indulging the faithless emotion and always greeting the children with remarkable composure, interrogating them about tomorrow's schedule as though they were her adult employees.

  Fiction book (1996)

• I suppose since you must be both mother and father to son, tendency to overprotect is strong.

  Anna and the King (1999)

• The instinct is to overprotect, but didn't we always teach them to stretch themselves?

  Fiction book (1992)

• Information and guidance on careers may help families not to overprotect their daughters or pressure them to overachieve.

  Academic text (1990)

• I was overprotected in some ways, but, in other ways, my judgment of people was corrupted.

  Torture Dungeon (1970)

• I am saying that it's possible that you're overprotecting the kids because you're scared.

  Fragile (2005)

• Many parents often tend to overprotect their children, preventing them from learning important life skills.

• Teachers encourage us not to overprotect students from making mistakes, as this helps them grow.

• It's important to strike a balance and not overprotect your kids, allowing them to face challenges on their own.

Synonyms

F

to fuss

vsto overprotect

13 3.5

To give someone too much care or attention

focuses on preventing risk taking and independent growth

M

to mother

vsto overprotect

12 5.1

To care for someone in a very loving and protective way

stops someone from taking risks or becoming self reliant

C

to cosset

vsto overprotect

1 9.1

To give someone too much care and protection so they do not face problems

stops someone from facing difficulties taking risks or becoming independent

O

to overcontrol

vsto overprotect

7.2

To tell someone what to do too much and stop their independence

limits freedom by preventing facing difficulties and taking risks

O

to overhandle

vsto overprotect

7.7

Make a person or situation too controlled so they cannot act on their own

prevents people from facing challenges that build independence

Antonyms

L

to liberate

104 4.3

Set someone free from prison or unfair control

How Protective

to overprotect

1 5.1

to shield

146 2.7

to protect

∞ 1.0

to look after

472 1.1

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology