Adjectives Ending With TIVE
Here's the list of all the 921 Adjectives Ending With TIVE in the English Language.
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| active | 1. engaged in or ready for military or naval operations 2. taking part in an activity More Definitions → |
| effective | 1. producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect 2. able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively More Definitions → |
| executive | 1. having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc. More Definitions → |
| positive | 1. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. 2. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen More Definitions → |
| 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 → |
| respective | 1. considered individually More Definitions → |
| automotive | 1. of or relating to motor vehicles 2. containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement More Definitions → |
| administrative | 1. of or relating to or responsible for administration More Definitions → |
| interactive | 1. capable of acting on or influencing each other 2. used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more) 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 → |
| competitive | 1. involving competition or competitiveness 2. subscribing to capitalistic competition More Definitions → |
| objective | 1. undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena 2. serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes More Definitions → |
| initiative | 1. serving to set in motion More Definitions → |
| sensitive | 1. responsive to physical stimuli 2. being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others 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 → |
| collective | 1. done by or characteristic of individuals acting together 2. set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government More Definitions → |
| attractive | 1. having power to arouse interest 2. pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm 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 → |
| protective | 1. showing care 2. (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful More Definitions → |
| prospective | 1. of or concerned with or related to the future 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 → |
| directive | 1. showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on More Definitions → |
| decorative | 1. serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose More Definitions → |
| cognitive | 1. of or being or relating to or involving cognition More Definitions → |
| incentive | More Definitions → |
| productive | 1. yielding positive results 2. marked by great fruitfulness 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 → |
| consecutive | 1. one after the other 2. in regular succession without gaps 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 → |
| reproductive | 1. producing new life or offspring More Definitions → |
| adaptive | 1. having a capacity for adaptation More Definitions → |
| selective | 1. tending to select; characterized by careful choice 2. characterized by very careful or fastidious selection More Definitions → |
| detective | More Definitions → |
| subjective | 1. taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias 2. of a mental act performed entirely within the mind More Definitions → |
| distinctive | 1. of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing 2. capable of being classified More Definitions → |
| supportive | 1. furnishing support or assistance 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 → |
| definitive | 1. clearly defined or formulated 2. of recognized authority or excellence More Definitions → |
| inactive | 1. (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly 2. (military) not involved in military operations More Definitions → |
| primitive | 1. belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness 2. little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type More Definitions → |
| intuitive | 1. spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency 2. obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation More Definitions → |
| qualitative | 1. involving distinctions based on qualities 2. relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities More Definitions → |
| defective | 1. having a defect 2. markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior More Definitions → |
| elective | 1. optional 2. subject to popular election More Definitions → |
| descriptive | 1. serving to describe or inform or characterized by description 2. of or relating to an approach to linguistic analysis that aims at the description of a language's forms, structures and usage More Definitions → |
| affirmative | 1. expecting the best 2. expressing or manifesting praise or approval More Definitions → |
| preventive | 1. tending to prevent or hinder 2. preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease More Definitions → |
| radioactive | 1. exhibiting or caused by radioactivity More Definitions → |
| reflective | 1. capable of physically reflecting light or sound 2. deeply or seriously thoughtful More Definitions → |
| constructive | 1. emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good 2. constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development More Definitions → |
| putative | 1. purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds More Definitions → |
| destructive | 1. causing destruction or much damage More Definitions → |
| reactive | 1. reacting to a stimulus 2. participating readily in reactions More Definitions → |
| corrective | 1. designed to promote discipline 2. tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition More Definitions → |
| proactive | 1. descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently 2. (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens More Definitions → |
| substantive | 1. of or relating to the real nature or essential elements of something 2. being on topic and prompting thought More Definitions → |
| digestive | 1. relating to or having the power to cause or promote digestion More Definitions → |
| investigative | 1. designed to find information or ascertain facts More Definitions → |
| repetitive | 1. characterized by repetition 2. repetitive and persistent 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 → |
| restrictive | 1. serving to restrict 2. (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports More Definitions → |
| predictive | 1. of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions More Definitions → |
| authoritative | 1. having authority or ascendancy or influence 2. of recognized authority or excellence More Definitions → |
| captive | 1. being in captivity 2. giving or marked by complete attention to More Definitions → |
| addictive | 1. causing or characterized by addiction More Definitions → |
| retrospective | 1. concerned with or related to the past More Definitions → |
| motive | 1. causing or able to cause motion 2. impelling to action More Definitions → |
| additive | 1. designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree 2. characterized or produced by addition More Definitions → |
| ineffective | 1. not producing an intended effect 2. lacking in power or forcefulness More Definitions → |
| festive | 1. offering fun and gaiety More Definitions → |
| imaginative | 1. (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action More Definitions → |
| exhaustive | 1. performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial 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 → |
| irrespective | More Definitions → |
| speculative | 1. not financially safe or secure 2. not based on fact or investigation More Definitions → |
| assistive | 1. giving assistance More Definitions → |
| disruptive | 1. characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination More Definitions → |
| punitive | 1. inflicting punishment More Definitions → |
| commemorative | 1. intended as a commemoration More Definitions → |
| locomotive | 1. of or relating to locomotion More Definitions → |
| palliative | 1. moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear More Definitions → |
| interpretive | 1. that provides interpretation 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 → |
| affective | 1. characterized by emotion More Definitions → |
| insensitive | 1. not responsive to physical stimuli 2. deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive More Definitions → |
| contraceptive | 1. capable of preventing conception or impregnation More Definitions → |
| iterative | 1. marked by iteration More Definitions → |
| fugitive | 1. lasting for a markedly brief time More Definitions → |
| adoptive | 1. of parents and children; related by adoption 2. acquired as your own by free choice 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 → |
| adjective | 1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective 2. relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law More Definitions → |
| attentive | 1. (often followed by `to') giving care or attention 2. taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention More Definitions → |
| conductive | 1. having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity More Definitions → |
| deceptive | 1. causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true 2. designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently More Definitions → |
| seductive | 1. tending to entice into a desired action or state More Definitions → |
| oxidative | 1. taking place in the presence of oxygen More Definitions → |
| inductive | 1. arising from inductance 2. of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion More Definitions → |
| receptive | 1. ready or willing to receive favorably 2. open to arguments, ideas, or change 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 → |
| inventive | 1. (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action More Definitions → |
| refractive | 1. of or relating to or capable of refraction 2. capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave) More Definitions → |
| suggestive | 1. tending to suggest or imply 2. (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly 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 → |
| connective | 1. connecting or tending to connect More Definitions → |
| communicative | 1. of or relating to communication 2. able or tending to communicate More Definitions → |
| obstructive | 1. preventing movement More Definitions → |
| retroactive | 1. affecting things past 2. descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously More Definitions → |
| vegetative | 1. composed of vegetation or plants 2. of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous More Definitions → |
| votive | 1. dedicated in fulfillment of a vow More Definitions → |
| congestive | 1. relating to or affected by an abnormal collection of blood or other fluid More Definitions → |
| instructive | 1. serving to instruct or enlighten or inform More Definitions → |
| reconstructive | 1. helping to restore to good condition 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 → |
| transitive | 1. designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning 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 → |
| assertive | 1. aggressively self-assured More Definitions → |
| preemptive | 1. designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence More Definitions → |
| preservative | 1. tending or having the power to preserve More Definitions → |
| prescriptive | 1. pertaining to giving directives or rules More Definitions → |
| constitutive | 1. constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) More Definitions → |
| prerogative | More Definitions → |
| resistive | 1. exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance 2. disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority More Definitions → |
| preoperative | 1. happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation More Definitions → |
| distributive | 1. serving to distribute or allot or disperse More Definitions → |
| commutative | 1. (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a" More Definitions → |
| secretive | 1. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information 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 → |
| prohibitive | 1. tending to discourage (especially of prices) More Definitions → |
| ulcerative | 1. of or relating to or characterized by ulceration More Definitions → |
| perceptive | 1. of or relating to perception 2. having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment More Definitions → |
| deductive | 1. relating to logical deduction 2. involving inferences from general principles 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 → |
| unattractive | 1. lacking power to arouse interest 2. not appealing to the senses More Definitions → |
| evaporative | 1. relating to or causing or being caused by evaporation More Definitions → |
| counterproductive | 1. tending to hinder the achievement of a goal More Definitions → |
| inquisitive | 1. showing curiosity 2. inquiring or appearing to inquire More Definitions → |
| instinctive | 1. unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct More Definitions → |
| hyperactive | 1. more active than normal More Definitions → |
| presumptive | 1. having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance 2. affording reasonable grounds for belief or acceptance More Definitions → |
| interpretative | 1. that provides interpretation More Definitions → |
| introspective | 1. given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences More Definitions → |
| infective | 1. able to cause disease 2. caused by infection or capable of causing infection 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 → |
| unproductive | 1. not producing desired results 2. not producing or capable of producing 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 → |
| diminutive | 1. very small More Definitions → |
| emotive | 1. characterized by emotion More Definitions → |
| summative | 1. of or relating to a summation or produced by summation More Definitions → |
| capacitive | 1. of or relating to capacitance 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 → |
| overactive | 1. more active than normal More Definitions → |
| nutritive | 1. of or providing nourishment More Definitions → |
| dissociative | 1. tending to produce dissociation More Definitions → |
| psychoactive | 1. affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes More Definitions → |
| reductive | 1. characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment 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 → |
| vindictive | 1. disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge 2. showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite More Definitions → |
| infinitive | More Definitions → |
| exploitative | 1. tending to exploit or make use of More Definitions → |
| disincentive | More Definitions → |
| redemptive | 1. of or relating to or resulting in redemption 2. bringing about salvation or redemption from sin 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 → |
| inattentive | 1. not showing due care or attention 2. showing a lack of attention or care More Definitions → |
| consumptive | 1. tending to consume or use often wastefully 2. afflicted with or associated with pulmonary tuberculosis More Definitions → |
| uncooperative | 1. unwilling to cooperate 2. intentionally unaccommodating More Definitions → |
| abortive | 1. failing to accomplish an intended result 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 → |
| conjunctive | 1. involving the joint activity of two or more 2. serving or tending to connect More Definitions → |
| expletive | More Definitions → |
| genitive | 1. serving to express or indicate possession More Definitions → |
| absorptive | 1. having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) More Definitions → |
| disjunctive | 1. serving or tending to divide or separate 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 → |
| plaintive | 1. expressing sorrow 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 → |
| hypersensitive | 1. having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) More Definitions → |
| photosensitive | 1. sensitive to visible light More Definitions → |
| retentive | 1. good at remembering 2. having the capacity to retain something More Definitions → |
| pejorative | 1. expressing disapproval More Definitions → |
| sportive | 1. relating to or interested in sports 2. given to merry frolicking More Definitions → |
| subjunctive | 1. relating to a mood of verbs More Definitions → |
| counterintuitive | 1. contrary to what common sense would suggest More Definitions → |
| noncompetitive | 1. not involving competition or competitiveness More Definitions → |
| adjunctive | 1. joining; forming an adjunct 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 → |
| intransitive | 1. designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object More Definitions → |
| preparative | 1. preceding and preparing for something More Definitions → |
| adjudicative | 1. concerned with adjudicating More Definitions → |
| invective | More Definitions → |
| furtive | 1. marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed 2. secret and sly or sordid 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 → |
| subtractive | 1. constituting or involving subtraction More Definitions → |
| discriminative | 1. capable of making fine distinctions 2. expressing careful judgment More Definitions → |
| fixative | More Definitions → |
| eruptive | 1. producing or characterized by eruptions 2. produced by the action of fire or intense heat 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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