Adjectives Containing ATIVE
Here's the list of all the 494 Adjectives Containing ATIVE in the English Language.
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| alternative | 1. serving or used in place of another 2. necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities More Definitions → |
| creative | 1. promoting construction or creation 2. having the ability or power to create More Definitions → |
| administrative | 1. of or relating to or responsible for administration More Definitions → |
| native | 1. characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin 2. belonging to one by birth More Definitions → |
| negative | 1. characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features 2. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial More Definitions → |
| representative | 1. serving to represent or typify 2. being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives More Definitions → |
| relative | 1. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics; usually followed by `to' 2. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete More Definitions → |
| initiative | 1. serving to set in motion More Definitions → |
| legislative | 1. relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature 2. of or relating to or created by legislation More Definitions → |
| innovative | 1. ahead of the times 2. being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before More Definitions → |
| conservative | 1. having social or political views favoring conservatism 2. avoiding excess More Definitions → |
| cooperative | 1. involving the joint activity of two or more 2. willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement More Definitions → |
| comparative | 1. relating to or based on or involving comparison 2. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete More Definitions → |
| collaborative | 1. accomplished by collaboration More Definitions → |
| decorative | 1. serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose More Definitions → |
| narrative | 1. consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story More Definitions → |
| quantitative | 1. expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement 2. relating to the measurement of quantity More Definitions → |
| cumulative | 1. increasing by successive addition More Definitions → |
| informative | 1. tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance 2. serving to instruct or enlighten or inform More Definitions → |
| operative | 1. being in force or having or exerting force 2. relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine More Definitions → |
| derivative | 1. resulting from or employing derivation More Definitions → |
| qualitative | 1. involving distinctions based on qualities 2. relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities More Definitions → |
| affirmative | 1. expecting the best 2. expressing or manifesting praise or approval More Definitions → |
| putative | 1. purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds More Definitions → |
| investigative | 1. designed to find information or ascertain facts More Definitions → |
| imperative | 1. requiring attention or action 2. relating to verbs in the imperative mood More Definitions → |
| tentative | 1. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon 2. unsettled in mind or opinion More Definitions → |
| indicative | 1. relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements 2. (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly More Definitions → |
| authoritative | 1. having authority or ascendancy or influence 2. of recognized authority or excellence More Definitions → |
| imaginative | 1. (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action More Definitions → |
| consultative | 1. giving advice More Definitions → |
| normative | 1. relating to or dealing with norms 2. pertaining to giving directives or rules More Definitions → |
| speculative | 1. not financially safe or secure 2. not based on fact or investigation More Definitions → |
| commemorative | 1. intended as a commemoration More Definitions → |
| palliative | 1. moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear More Definitions → |
| lucrative | 1. producing a sizeable profit More Definitions → |
| illustrative | 1. clarifying by use of examples 2. serving to demonstrate More Definitions → |
| provocative | 1. serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy 2. intentionally arousing sexual desire More Definitions → |
| postoperative | 1. happening or done after a surgical operation More Definitions → |
| iterative | 1. marked by iteration More Definitions → |
| integrative | 1. combining and coordinating diverse elements into a whole 2. tending to consolidate More Definitions → |
| preventative | 1. tending to prevent or hinder 2. preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease More Definitions → |
| oxidative | 1. taking place in the presence of oxygen More Definitions → |
| restorative | 1. tending to impart new life and vigor to 2. promoting recuperation More Definitions → |
| formative | 1. capable of forming new cells and tissues 2. forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning More Definitions → |
| associative | 1. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination More Definitions → |
| figurative | 1. (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech 2. consisting of or forming human or animal figures More Definitions → |
| communicative | 1. of or relating to communication 2. able or tending to communicate More Definitions → |
| vegetative | 1. composed of vegetation or plants 2. of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous More Definitions → |
| appreciative | 1. feeling or expressive of gratitude 2. having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion More Definitions → |
| evaluative | 1. exercising or involving careful evaluations More Definitions → |
| degenerative | 1. (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function More Definitions → |
| declarative | 1. relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration 2. relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements More Definitions → |
| manipulative | 1. skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage More Definitions → |
| evocative | 1. serving to bring to mind More Definitions → |
| preservative | 1. tending or having the power to preserve More Definitions → |
| prerogative | More Definitions → |
| preoperative | 1. happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation More Definitions → |
| commutative | 1. (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a" More Definitions → |
| generative | 1. producing new life or offspring 2. having the ability to produce or originate More Definitions → |
| contemplative | 1. deeply or seriously thoughtful More Definitions → |
| ulcerative | 1. of or relating to or characterized by ulceration More Definitions → |
| rehabilitative | 1. helping to restore to good condition 2. designed to accomplish rehabilitation More Definitions → |
| curative | 1. tending to cure or restore to health More Definitions → |
| meditative | 1. deeply or seriously thoughtful More Definitions → |
| evaporative | 1. relating to or causing or being caused by evaporation More Definitions → |
| interpretative | 1. that provides interpretation More Definitions → |
| superlative | 1. highest in quality More Definitions → |
| multiplicative | 1. tending or having the power to multiply or increase in number or quantity or degree More Definitions → |
| deliberative | 1. involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination More Definitions → |
| sedative | 1. tending to soothe or tranquilize More Definitions → |
| causative | 1. producing an effect More Definitions → |
| summative | 1. of or relating to a summation or produced by summation More Definitions → |
| laxative | 1. stimulating evacuation of feces More Definitions → |
| talkative | 1. full of trivial conversation 2. unwisely talking too much More Definitions → |
| argumentative | 1. given to or characterized by argument More Definitions → |
| nonnegative | 1. either positive or zero More Definitions → |
| inoperative | 1. not working or taking effect More Definitions → |
| dissociative | 1. tending to produce dissociation More Definitions → |
| demonstrative | 1. serving to demonstrate 2. given to or marked by the open expression of emotion More Definitions → |
| probative | 1. tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation More Definitions → |
| exploitative | 1. tending to exploit or make use of More Definitions → |
| combative | 1. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits 2. striving to overcome in argument More Definitions → |
| uncooperative | 1. unwilling to cooperate 2. intentionally unaccommodating More Definitions → |
| nominative | 1. serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb 2. named; bearing the name of a specific person More Definitions → |
| correlative | 1. mutually related 2. expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation More Definitions → |
| determinative | 1. having the power or quality of deciding More Definitions → |
| accusative | 1. serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes 2. containing or expressing accusation More Definitions → |
| interrogative | 1. relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood 2. relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation More Definitions → |
| violative | 1. violating or tending to violate or offend against More Definitions → |
| pejorative | 1. expressing disapproval More Definitions → |
| dative | More Definitions → |
| locative | More Definitions → |
| unimaginative | 1. deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention 2. dealing only with concrete facts More Definitions → |
| educative | 1. resulting in education More Definitions → |
| preparative | 1. preceding and preparing for something More Definitions → |
| adjudicative | 1. concerned with adjudicating More Definitions → |
| augmentative | 1. increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree 2. intensifying by augmentation and enhancement More Definitions → |
| discriminative | 1. capable of making fine distinctions 2. expressing careful judgment More Definitions → |
| fixative | More Definitions → |
| facultative | 1. of or relating to the mental faculties 2. able to exist under more than one set of conditions More Definitions → |
| accumulative | 1. increasing by successive addition 2. marked by acquiring or amassing More Definitions → |
| nonnative | 1. not being or composed of aborigines 2. of persons born in another area or country than that lived in More Definitions → |
| imitative | 1. marked by or given to imitation 2. (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound More Definitions → |
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