underprotect
Guard too little
To underprotect is to provide insufficient protection or safeguards.
Parents may underprotect children by failing to set appropriate boundaries, the opposite of overprotecting them.
Insurance policies can underprotect assets.
The regulation underprotects consumers from predatory lending practices.
Out in open
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unsecuredNot backed by collateral
- unguardedWithout protection or caution
susceptible · at-risk · endangered · uninsured · underinsured · uncovered · undefended · unfortified
Below required quantity
- deficientHaving too little
- laxInsufficiently firm or rigorous
- weakLacking power or force
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
substandard · minimal · partial · token · half-hearted · cursory · superficial · incomplete
Failure to provide care
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- inattentionLack of focus
- irresponsibilityFailure to meet obligations
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
heedlessness · disregard · oversight · omission · laxity · remissness · failure · breach
exposed
Out in open
- unshieldedLacking protective barrier
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- unsecuredNot backed by collateral
unguarded · susceptible · at-risk · endangered · uninsured · underinsured · uncovered · undefended · unfortified · unprepared
insufficient
Below required quantity
inadequate · substandard · minimal · partial · token · half-hearted · cursory · superficial · incomplete · lacking
neglect
Failure to provide care
- carelessnessInattention causing mistakes
- inattentionLack of focus
- irresponsibilityFailure to meet obligations
dereliction · heedlessness · disregard · oversight · omission · laxity · remissness · failure · breach · malpractice
hazard
Source of potential harm
threat · endangerment · exposure · liability · harm · damage · loss · injury · accident · incident
underprotectoverprotect
Guard too zealously
smother · coddle · mollycoddle · baby · cosset
under, protect, protection, protective, protector, protectorate, protected, protecting, unprotected