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associative

as·so·ci·a·tive
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-soh-shee-ey-tiv, -see-, -shuh-tiv]
    • /əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪ tɪv, -si-, -ʃə tɪv/
    • /əˈsəʊʃjətɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-soh-shee-ey-tiv, -see-, -shuh-tiv]
    • /əˈsoʊ ʃiˌeɪ tɪv, -si-, -ʃə tɪv/

Definitions of associative word

  • adjective associative Associative thoughts are things that you think of because you see, hear, or think of something that reminds you of those things or which you associate with those things. 3
  • adjective associative of, relating to, or causing association or union 3
  • adjective associative being independent of the grouping of numbers, symbols, or terms within a given set, as in conjunction or in an expression such as (2 × 3) × 4 = 2 × (3 × 4) 3
  • adjective associative referring to this property 3
  • adjective associative of, characterized by, or causing association, as of ideas 3
  • adjective associative of or pertaining to an operation in which the result is the same regardless of the way the elements are grouped, as, in addition, 2 + (3 + 4) = (2 + 3) + 4 and in multiplication, 2(3 x 4) = (2 x 3)4 3
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Origin of associative

First appearance:

before 1805
One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; associate + -ive

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Parts of speech for Associative

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Associative

associative popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for associative

adj associative

  • akin — If one thing is akin to another, it is similar to it in some way.
  • alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
  • close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
  • insular — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
  • like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.

adjective associative

  • select — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
  • accompanying — provided at the same time as something else as an extra or addition; supplementary
  • contributing — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
All 51 Synonyms of associative

Antonyms for associative

adj associative

  • friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
  • welcoming — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
  • open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
  • accidental — An accidental event happens by chance or as the result of an accident, and is not deliberately intended.
  • chance — If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.

adjective associative

All 7 Antonyms of associative

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Related words

  • burr

    A burr is the part of some plants which contains seeds and which has little hooks on the outside so that it sticks to clothes or fur.

  • connotative

    (of a word or expression) signifying or suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning: A connotative word such as “steely” would never be used when referring to a woman.

  • loaded

    bearing or having a load; full: a loaded bus.

  • semigroup

    an algebraic system closed under an associative binary operation.

  • vector space

    an additive group in which addition is commutative and with which is associated a field of scalars, as the field of real numbers, such that the product of a scalar and an element of the group or a vector is defined, the product of two scalars times a vector is associative, one times a vector is the vector, and two distributive laws hold.

  • word association

    stimulation of an associative pattern by a word.
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