12-letter words containing ative
- noncombative — Not combative.
- nonimitative — not tending to imitate, not involving imitation
- nonnarrative — a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
- nonnormative — Not normative.
- nonoperative — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- obliterative — Tending or serving to obliterate.
- opinionative — of, relating to, or of the nature of opinion.
- performative — (of an expression or statement) performing an act by the very fact of being uttered, as with the expression “I promise,” that performs the act of promising.
- perturbative — having a tendency to perturb; disturbing.
- preformative — a prefixture in Semitic languages
- preoperative — occurring or related to the period or preparations before a surgical operation.
- prerogatived — possessing a prerogative
- presentative — (of an image, idea, etc.) presented, known, or capable of being known directly.
- preservative — something that preserves or tends to preserve.
- preventative — Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
- quantitative — that is or may be estimated by quantity.
- quidditative — Alternative form of quiddative.
- re-educative — of or relating to re-education
- recreatively — to refresh by means of relaxation and enjoyment, as restore physically or mentally.
- recuperative — that recuperates.
- regenerative — of, relating to, or characterized by regeneration.
- rejuvenative — to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.: That vacation has certainly rejuvenated him.
- relativeness — the state or fact of being relative.
- remunerative — affording remuneration; profitable: remunerative work.
- reputatively — according to reckoning; by repute; putatively
- seronegative — showing no significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, that would indicate previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- sustentative — maintenance in being or activity; the sustaining of life through vital processes.
- uninitiative — an introductory act or step; leading action: to take the initiative in making friends.
- uninnovative — tending to innovate, or introduce something new or different; characterized by innovation.
- vitativeness — a fondness for life or the instinct of self-preservation
- vituperative — characterized by or of the nature of vituperation: vituperative remarks.