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129 Adjectives That End With SIVE

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Word Definitions Synonyms
abrasive (adjective) sharply disagreeable; rigorous Synonyms: harsh
(adjective) causing abrasion Synonyms: scratchy
abusive (adjective) characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
(adjective) expressing offensive reproach Synonyms: opprobrious, scurrilous
accusive (adjective) containing or expressing accusation Synonyms: accusative, accusatory, accusing
adhesive (adjective) tending to adhere
admissive (adjective) characterized by or allowing admission
aggressive (adjective) having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends
(adjective) characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight Synonyms: belligerent
(adjective) tending to spread quickly Synonyms: fast-growing, strong-growing
allusive (adjective) characterized by indirect references
ambiversive (adjective) intermediate between introversive and extroversive
amusive (adjective) providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining Synonyms: amusing, diverting
apprehensive (adjective) in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
(adjective) quick to understand Synonyms: discerning
(adjective) mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc Synonyms: worried
ascensive (adjective) tending or directed upward Synonyms: ascendant, ascendent
assuasive (adjective) freeing from fear and anxiety Synonyms: soothing
aversive (adjective) tending to repel or dissuade
coextensive (adjective) being of equal extent or scope or duration Synonyms: conterminous, coterminous
cohesive (adjective) causing cohesion
(adjective) cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated
collusive (adjective) acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end Synonyms: conniving
comprehensive (adjective) including all or everything
(adjective) broad in scope
compulsive (adjective) strongly motivated to succeed Synonyms: determined, driven
(adjective) caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
concessive (adjective) of or pertaining to concession
conclusive (adjective) forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question
convulsive (adjective) affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm Synonyms: spasmodic, spastic
(adjective) resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent
corrosive (adjective) of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action Synonyms: caustic, erosive, mordant, vitriolic
(adjective) spitefully sarcastic
cursive (adjective) having successive letters joined together
decisive (adjective) determining or having the power to determine an outcome
(adjective) characterized by decision and firmness
(adjective) forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis Synonyms: critical
(adjective) unmistakable
defensive (adjective) intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
(adjective) attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing Synonyms: justificative, justificatory
degressive (adjective) going down by steps
(adjective) (of taxes) gradually decreasing in rate on sums below a certain amount
delusive (adjective) inappropriate to reality or facts Synonyms: false
derisive (adjective) abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule Synonyms: gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting
detersive (adjective) having cleansing power Synonyms: detergent
diffusive (adjective) spreading by diffusion Synonyms: diffusing, dispersive, disseminative
digressive (adjective) (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects Synonyms: discursive, excursive, rambling
(adjective) of superficial relevance if any Synonyms: tangential
discursive (adjective) (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects Synonyms: digressive, excursive, rambling
(adjective) proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition Synonyms: dianoetic
dismissive (adjective) stopping to associate with
(adjective) showing indifference or disregard
dispersive (adjective) spreading by diffusion Synonyms: diffusing, diffusive, disseminative
dissuasive (adjective) deterring from action
divisive (adjective) dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) Synonyms: dissentious, factious
effusive (adjective) extravagantly demonstrative Synonyms: gushing, gushy
(adjective) uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm Synonyms: burbling, burbly, gushing
elusive (adjective) skillful at eluding capture
(adjective) making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe Synonyms: baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough
(adjective) difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze Synonyms: subtle
(adjective) difficult to describe
erosive (adjective) of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action Synonyms: caustic, corrosive, mordant, vitriolic
(adjective) wearing away by friction
evasive (adjective) deliberately vague or ambiguous
(adjective) avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire
excessive (adjective) beyond normal limits Synonyms: inordinate, undue, unreasonable
(adjective) unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings Synonyms: extravagant, exuberant, overweening
exclusive (adjective) excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority
(adjective) not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective Synonyms: single, undivided
(adjective) not divided or shared with others Synonyms: sole
excursive (adjective) (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects Synonyms: digressive, discursive, rambling
expansive (adjective) able or tending to expand or characterized by expansion
(adjective) friendly and open and willing to talk Synonyms: talkative
(adjective) marked by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and delusions of grandeur
(adjective) of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope Synonyms: grand, heroic
expensive (adjective) high in price or charging high prices
explosive (adjective) serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst
(adjective) sudden and loud
(adjective) liable to lead to sudden change or violence Synonyms: volatile
expressive (adjective) performing gestures or possessing qualities or features that suggest a certain state of being or emotion
(adjective) characterized by expression
extensive (adjective) of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor
(adjective) broad in scope or content Synonyms: across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket, broad, encompassing, panoptic, wide
(adjective) large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity Synonyms: extended
extraversive (adjective) directed outward; marked by interest in others or concerned with external reality Synonyms: extroversive
extroversive (adjective) directed outward; marked by interest in others or concerned with external reality Synonyms: extraversive
extrusive (adjective) of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface
hypertensive (adjective) having abnormally high blood pressure
hypotensive (adjective) having abnormally low blood pressure
illusive (adjective) based on or having the nature of an illusion Synonyms: illusory
immunosuppressive (adjective) of or relating to a substance that lowers the body's normal immune response and induces immunosuppression
impassive (adjective) deliberately impassive in manner Synonyms: deadpan, expressionless, poker-faced, unexpressive
(adjective) having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited Synonyms: stolid
impressive (adjective) making a strong or vivid impression
(adjective) producing a strong effect Synonyms: telling
impulsive (adjective) determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason Synonyms: capricious, whimsical
(adjective) having the power of driving or impelling Synonyms: driving
(adjective) characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation Synonyms: brainish, hotheaded, impetuous, madcap, tearaway
(adjective) proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus Synonyms: unprompted
(adjective) without forethought
incisive (adjective) having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions Synonyms: acute, discriminating, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
(adjective) suitable for cutting or piercing
inclusive (adjective) including much or everything; and especially including stated limits
incomprehensive (adjective) not comprehensive Synonyms: noncomprehensive
inconclusive (adjective) not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question
incursive (adjective) involving invasion or aggressive attack Synonyms: invading, invasive
indecisive (adjective) not definitely settling something
(adjective) characterized by lack of decision and firmness
(adjective) not clearly defined
inexpensive (adjective) relatively low in price or charging low prices Synonyms: cheap
inexpressive (adjective) not expressive
inoffensive (adjective) giving no offense
(adjective) not causing anger or annoyance Synonyms: unoffending
intensive (adjective) of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor
(adjective) tending to give force or emphasis
(adjective) characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form
introversive (adjective) directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings Synonyms: introvertive
intrusive (adjective) tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
(adjective) thrusting inward
(adjective) of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock
invasive (adjective) marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue
(adjective) relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision
(adjective) gradually intrusive without right or permission Synonyms: encroaching, trespassing
(adjective) involving invasion or aggressive attack Synonyms: incursive, invading
massive (adjective) consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
(adjective) imposing in size or bulk or solidity Synonyms: monolithic, monumental
(adjective) being the same substance throughout
(adjective) imposing in scale or scope or degree or power
nonadhesive (adjective) not tending to adhere
nonaggressive (adjective) not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness Synonyms: unaggressive
noncomprehensive (adjective) not comprehensive Synonyms: incomprehensive
nonexplosive (adjective) not explosive
noninvasive (adjective) relating to a technique that does not involve puncturing the skin or entering a body cavity
nonprogressive (adjective) old-fashioned and out of date Synonyms: fusty, standpat, unprogressive
normotensive (adjective) having normal blood pressure
obsessive (adjective) characterized by or constituting an obsession Synonyms: obsessional
obtrusive (adjective) undesirably noticeable
(adjective) sticking out; protruding
occlusive (adjective) tending to occlude
offensive (adjective) unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
(adjective) causing anger or annoyance
(adjective) for the purpose of attack rather than defense
(adjective) morally offensive Synonyms: unsavory, unsavoury
(adjective) violating or tending to violate or offend against Synonyms: violative
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea Synonyms: loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, sickening, vile
omissive (adjective) characterized by omissions
oppressive (adjective) marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior Synonyms: tyrannical, tyrannous
(adjective) weighing heavily on the senses or spirit
ostensive (adjective) represented or appearing as such; pretended Synonyms: ostensible
(adjective) manifestly demonstrative
passive (adjective) lacking in energy or will Synonyms: inactive
(adjective) expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
(adjective) peacefully resistant in response to injustice Synonyms: peaceful
pensive (adjective) showing pensive sadness Synonyms: wistful
(adjective) deeply or seriously thoughtful Synonyms: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pondering, reflective, ruminative
percussive (adjective) involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments
permissive (adjective) granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
(adjective) not preventive
persuasive (adjective) intended or having the power to induce action or belief
pervasive (adjective) spreading or spread throughout Synonyms: permeant, permeating, permeative
perversive (adjective) tending to corrupt or pervert Synonyms: corruptive, pestiferous
photoemissive (adjective) of or relating to photoemission
plausive (adjective) expressing or manifesting praise or approval Synonyms: affirmative, approbative, approbatory, approving
possessive (adjective) serving to express or indicate possession Synonyms: genitive
(adjective) desirous of owning
(adjective) having or showing a desire to control or dominate
preclusive (adjective) made impossible Synonyms: obviating
progressive (adjective) favoring or promoting progress
(adjective) (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
(adjective) advancing in severity
(adjective) gradually advancing in extent
(adjective) favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) Synonyms: reform-minded, reformist
(adjective) (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
propulsive (adjective) having the power to propel
(adjective) tending to or capable of propelling Synonyms: propellant, propellent, propelling
protrusive (adjective) thrusting outward

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