Words Containing ATIVE
Here's the list of all the 972 Words Containing ATIVE in the English Language.
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| alternative | 1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen 2. serving or used in place of another 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. an indigenous person who was born in a particular place 2. a person born in a particular place or country More Definitions → |
| negative | 1. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent 2. a reply of denial More Definitions → |
| representative | 1. a person who represents others 2. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose More Definitions → |
| relative | 1. a person related by blood or marriage 2. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) More Definitions → |
| initiative | 1. readiness to embark on bold new ventures 2. the first of a series of actions More Definitions → |
| relatively | 1. in a relative manner; by comparison to something else 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. a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas 2. having social or political views favoring conservatism More Definitions → |
| cooperative | 1. a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners 2. an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it 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. a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program 2. 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 → |
| alternatively | 1. in place of, or as an alternative to More Definitions → |
| operative | 1. a person secretly employed in espionage for a government 2. someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations More Definitions → |
| derivative | 1. the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx 2. a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound More Definitions → |
| qualitative | 1. involving distinctions based on qualities 2. relating to or involving comparisons based on qualities More Definitions → |
| affirmative | 1. a reply of affirmation 2. expecting the best 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. a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact More Definitions → |
| authoritative | 1. having authority or ascendancy or influence 2. of recognized authority or excellence More Definitions → |
| negatively | 1. in a harmful manner 2. in a negative way 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 2. an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person More Definitions → |
| palliative | 1. moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear 2. remedy that alleviates pain without curing 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. the aspect of the verb that expresses the repetition of an action 2. marked by iteration More Definitions → |
| integrative | 1. combining and coordinating diverse elements into a whole 2. tending to consolidate More Definitions → |
| comparatively | 1. in a relative manner; by comparison to something else 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 → |
| creatively | 1. in a creative manner More Definitions → |
| restorative | 1. tending to impart new life and vigor to 2. promoting recuperation More Definitions → |
| formative | 1. minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function 2. capable of forming new cells and tissues 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 → |
| tentatively | 1. in a tentative manner 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 → |
| qualitatively | 1. in a qualitative manner 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 2. a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition More Definitions → |
| cooperatively | 1. in close cooperation More Definitions → |
| prerogative | 1. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) More Definitions → |
| quantitatively | 1. in a quantitative manner 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 → |
| administratively | 1. by or for an administrator More Definitions → |
| generative | 1. producing new life or offspring 2. having the ability to produce or originate More Definitions → |
| contemplative | 1. a person devoted to the contemplative life 2. 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 2. a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain 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. an exaggerated expression (usually of praise) 2. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development 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 2. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person 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 2. a mild cathartic More Definitions → |
| talkative | 1. full of trivial conversation 2. unwisely talking too much More Definitions → |
| conservatively | 1. in a conservative manner More Definitions → |
| argumentative | 1. given to or characterized by argument More Definitions → |
| nonnegative | 1. either positive or zero More Definitions → |
| figuratively | 1. in a figurative sense More Definitions → |
| inoperative | 1. not working or taking effect More Definitions → |
| affirmatively | 1. in an affirmative manner More Definitions → |
| dissociative | 1. tending to produce dissociation More Definitions → |
| demonstrative | 1. a pronoun that points out an intended referent 2. serving to demonstrate 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 → |
| cumulatively | 1. in a cumulative manner 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 → |
| operatively | 1. in a manner to produce an effect More Definitions → |
| nominative | 1. serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb 2. the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb More Definitions → |
| correlative | 1. either of two or more related or complementary variables 2. mutually related More Definitions → |
| determinative | 1. one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases 2. a determining or causal element or factor More Definitions → |
| accusative | 1. serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes 2. the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb 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 → |
| imaginatively | 1. with imagination More Definitions → |
| pejorative | 1. expressing disapproval More Definitions → |
| neoconservative | 1. a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism More Definitions → |
| postoperatively | 1. after the operation More Definitions → |
| dative | 1. the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb More Definitions → |
| locative | 1. the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb 2. A case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein. 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 → |
| legislatively | 1. by legislation 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 | 1. a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study 2. a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging 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 → |
| authoritatively | 1. in an authoritative and magisterial manner 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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