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13-letter words that end in tive

  • nonproductive — not productive; unproductive.
  • nonreflective — Not reflective.
  • nonsubjective — Not subjective.
  • nontransitive — Grammar. having the nature of a transitive verb.
  • over-reactive — tending to react.
  • overassertive — excessively assertive, esp in an unpleasant way
  • overattentive — characterized by or giving attention; observant: an attentive audience.
  • oversensitive — excessively or unduly sensitive.
  • overtalkative — characterized by a tendency to talk excessively
  • participative — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
  • perseverative — to repeat something insistently or redundantly: to perseverate in reminding children of their responsibilities.
  • photonegative — pertaining to a substance, as selenium, having a conductivity that decreases upon absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
  • photopositive — pertaining to a substance whose conductivity increases upon absorption of electromagnetic radiation.
  • postoperative — occurring after a surgical operation.
  • precipitative — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
  • prejudicative — tending to prejudge
  • prevaricative — to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
  • profit motive — the desire for profit that motivates one to engage in business ventures.
  • qualificative — That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement.
  • ratiocinative — the process of logical reasoning.
  • reciprocative — to give, feel, etc., in return.
  • reduplicative — tending to reduplicate.
  • reintegrative — characterized by integration; tending to restore unity
  • remonstrative — to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval.
  • retrospective — directed to the past; contemplative of past situations, events, etc.
  • reverberative — reverberating or tending to reverberate
  • self-punitive — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
  • significative — serving to signify.
  • subderivative — a word derived from a derivative.
  • subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
  • subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • tax incentive — measure to encourage activity
  • the narrative — the part of a literary work that relates events
  • transmutative — the act or process of transmuting.
  • un-indicative — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
  • uncompetitive — of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
  • unconjunctive — unable to be joined
  • unconsecutive — following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive: six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
  • uncooperative — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
  • undescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
  • undistinctive — not distinctive; bland
  • unimaginative — characterized by or bearing evidence of imagination: an imaginative tale.
  • uninformative — not educational
  • uninquisitive — given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: an inquisitive mind.
  • uninstructive — not conveying information or serving to instruct
  • unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
  • unprovocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
  • unspeculative — not characterized by speculation
  • unsubstantive — a noun.
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