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What is the adjective for overprotected?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb overprotect which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

overprotective
  1. excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children)
  2. Synonyms:
      3. overcaring, overly protective, overly mindful, overly paternal, jealous, possessive, envious, clinging, clingy, controlling, domineering, suspicious, territorial, over-possessive, proprietorial, dominating, protective, apprehensive of rivals, proprietary, assertive, defensive, watchful … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The real world is often not so nice, and being overprotective doesn't always help students.”
      “I didn't want to get kicked out just because my overprotective boyfriend was calling me to make sure that no other guy was all over me.”
      “Claire's parents reacted by becoming extremely overprotective, to the point that Claire felt imprisoned.”
overprotected
  1. simple past tense and past participle of overprotect
  2. Synonyms:
      3. pampered, cosseted, spoiled, spoilt, indulged, coddled, babied, mollycoddled, cocooned, protected, fussed over, overindulged, spoon-fed, catered to, wrapped in cotton wool, waited on hand and foot, petted, cockered, dandled, nursed, nannied, humoured, humored, caressed, mothered, ruined, pandered to, wrapped up in cotton wool, made much of, wet-nursed, favored, favoured, nursemaided, posseted, fostered, cuddled, pleased, fondled, featherbedded, satisfied, served, cherished, doted on, waited on, killed by kindness, run around after, killed with kindness, spoilt rotten, given in, spoiled rotten … more
overprotecting
  1. present participle of overprotect
  2. Synonyms:
      3. pampering, cosseting, spoiling, indulging, coddling, babying, mollycoddling, cocooning, protecting, fussing over, overindulging, spoon-feeding, catering to, wrapping in cotton wool, waiting on hand and foot, petting, cockering, dandling, nursing, nannying, wet-nursing, humouring, humoring, caressing, mothering, ruining, pandering to, wrapping up in cotton wool, making much of, nursemaiding, pleasing, cuddling, fostering, fondling, cherishing, serving, satisfying, doting on, killing by kindness, waiting on, killing with kindness, featherbedding, giving in, doing everything for, running around after, spoiling rotten, favoring, favouring, posseting, obliging … more
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