Adjectives are words that describe nouns, and the list of adjectives ending in ive is a comprehensive collection of 1,701 words. The list includes words such as ‘unquantitative’, meaning not able to be measured or counted, ‘addictive’, meaning causing a strong and harmful need to regularly have or do something, ‘macerative’, meaning softening or breaking down, ‘infusive’, meaning introducing gradually or subtly, and ‘recapitulative’, meaning summarizing or restating.
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Adjectives are a valuable tool for writers and speakers, as they help to give color and detail to a sentence. By using adjectives, a speaker or writer can bring a sentence to life and make it more interesting. This list of adjectives ending in ive is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to add more detail and color to their writing.
The words arranged in the lists below are in alphabetical order, from left to right and down.
List Of 5-Letter Adjectives That End In “ive”
alive
List Of 6-Letter Adjectives That End In “ive”
votive
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List Of 7-Letter Adjectives That End In “ive”
abusive
amative
amusive
costive
declive
elusive
emotive
erosive
evasive
festive
fictive
furtive
jussive
massive
nonlive
pensive
restive
tensive
tussive
unitive
List Of 8-Letter Adjectives That End In “ive”
abortive
adaptive
adoptive
allusive
auditive
aversive
caritive
coactive
coercive
cohesive
conative
creative
crescive
decisive
delusive
denotive
derisive
dilative
divisive
eductive
effusive
egestive
elective
emissive
emulsive
enactive
erective
eruptive
evincive
excusive
exertive
fruitive
ideative
illusive
inactive
incisive
infusive
invasive
ligative
omissive
plausive
punitive
putative
reactive
rotative
sanative
seducive
sportive
spurtive
subolive
unnative
volitive
List Of 9-Letter Adjectives That End In “ive”
abjective
accretive
addictive
adductive
admissive
advective
agitative
appulsive
arrestive
ascensive
aspersive
assentive
assertive
assistive
assortive
assuasive
attentive
attestive
attritive
caressive
cessative
cognitive
collative
collusive
combative
commotive
conducive
connotive
contusive
corrasive
deceptive
decoctive
decretive
deductive
defective
depictive
depletive
detrusive
deviative
diffusive
divertive
divorcive
divulsive
educative
effective
emanative
embracive
emulative
enforcive
enhancive
evocative
evolutive
exceptive
excessive
excretive
excursive
exemptive
expansive
expensive
expulsive
extensive
extorsive
extortive
extrusive
exudative
factitive
forgetive
gestative
gustative
imitative
impactive
impassive
impulsive
inclusive
incursive
inductive
infective
ingestive
intrusive
intuitive
inventive
inversive
irruptive
isolative
iterative
lucrative
mediative
migrative
normative
obsessive
obtrusive
ostensive
oxidative
perfusive
pervasive
placative
plaintive
portative
preactive
precisive
privative
probative
profusive
promotive
pronative
purposive
radiative
receptive
reclusive
recursive
rejective
repletive
repulsive
resistive
retentive
retrusive
revertive
seclusive
secretive
seductive
selective
sensitive
suffusive
talkative
tentative
traditive
unabusive
unamative
unelusive
unemotive
unerosive
unevasive
unfestive
unpassive
variative
vibrative
violative
List Of 10-Letter Adjectives That End In “ive”
abdicative
abrogative
absorptive
abstersive
adjunctive
admirative
affinitive
afflictive
affrontive
aggressive
amputative
annotative
appetitive
applausive
appointive
appraisive
assumptive
attractive
automotive
capacitive
capitative
caritative
cogitative
combustive
commissive
completive
conceptive
concessive
conclusive
concoctive
concretive
concussive
conductive
congestive
consultive
contortive
convective
convertive
convictive
convulsive
copulative
corruptive
cumulative
decorative
deflective
defunctive
degressive
denotative
denudative
depressive
derogative
detonative
detractive
digressive
discursive
dismissive
dispersive
disruptive
dissuasive
distortive
dominative
dubitative
elongative
emigrative
enervative
entitative
eructative
estimative
evacuative
evaluative
excitative
execrative
exhaustive
exhibitive
exploitive
expressive
extinctive
federative
figurative
generative
hebetative
hesitative
impeditive
impressive
impunitive
imputative
incubative
indagative
indecisive
indurative
inflective
inflictive
injunctive
innovative
inspective
invocative
irrelative
irrigative
irritative
judicative
lacerative
levitative
liberative
limitative
lustrative
macerative
maturative
mitigative
motivative
mutilative
nonabusive
noncursive
nonelusive
nonemotive
nonerosive
nonevasive
nonfestive
nonfictive
obvolutive
occupative
oppressive
overactive
perceptive
percussive
perfective
permissive
perorative
persuasive
perversive
preceptive
presentive
pretensive
productive
projective
protestive
protrusive
readaptive
recreative
reflective
refractive
refutative
regressive
regulative
relaxative
renovative
reparative
repetitive
repressive
resolutive
resorptive
respective
responsive
resumptive
retreative
revelative
revocative
semiactive
separative
simulative
subfestive
submissive
successive
suggestive
suppletive
susceptive
suspensive
tolerative
tonalitive
transitive
ulcerative
unablative
unabortive
unabrasive
unadaptive
unadhesive
unadoptive
unallusive
uncohesive
uncreative
undelusive
underisive
undilative
undivisive
uneffusive
unejective
unelective
unemissive
uneruptive
unfixative
unfugitive
ungenitive
unillusive
unincisive
uninfusive
uninvasive
unlocative
unmutative
unpositive
unpunitive
unputative
unreactive
unrelative
unrotative
unsedative
unsportive
unvolitive
usurpative
vegetative
venerative
vindictive
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List Of 11-Letter Adjectives That End In “ive”
abstractive
acquisitive
adumbrative
aggravative
aggregative
altercative
ambiversive
antierosive
applicative
approbative
arbitrative
associative
assortative
attestative
calculative
calefactive
captivative
castigative
celebrative
circulative
coextensive
cohortative
colligative
collocative
combinative
comminative
commutative
competitive
compositive
compressive
computative
conflictive
confutative
conjugative
connotative
consecutive
contractive
contrastive
convocative
corporative
criminative
declarative
deformative
degradative
delineative
deprecative
deprivative
descriptive
desiccative
designative
destructive
devastative
diffractive
disillusive
dissipative
distinctive
distractive
duplicative
elaborative
eliminative
elucidative
enumerative
enunciative
eradicative
evaporative
exfoliative
exhortative
exonerative
expectative
explicative
exsiccative
extenuative
extirpative
fabricative
facultative
fascinative
frustrative
germinative
granulative
gravitative
hyperactive
imaginative
imbricative
impetrative
implicative
inattentive
inculcative
indefective
indigestive
ineffective
inexpensive
inexplosive
informative
inoculative
inoffensive
inoperative
inquisitive
inscriptive
insensitive
insinuative
inspirative
instigative
instinctive
institutive
instructive
integrative
interactive
investitive
irradiative
irretentive
lubricative
maladaptive
maledictive
meliorative
miscreative
nociceptive
nonabortive
nonabrasive
nonadaptive
nonadhesive
noncoercive
noncohesive
noncreative
noncurative
nondecisive
nondelusive
nonderisive
nondivisive
noneffusive
nonejective
noneruptive
nonevincive
nonexertive
nonillative
nonillusive
nonmutative
nonnegative
nonpositive
nonpunitive
nonreactive
nonrotative
nonsanative
nonvegetive
nuncupative
objurgative
obstructive
orientative
originative
overabusive
overpensive
penetrative
percolative
perforative
personative
photoactive
posttussive
predecisive
predicative
preelective
preeruptive
preinvasive
presumptive
preteritive
procreative
progenitive
prohibitive
propagative
prospective
prostrative
protractive
provocative
punctuative
qualitative
radioactive
rarefactive
rebarbative
reformative
reiterative
reprobative
restitutive
restrictive
retaliative
retardative
retributive
retroactive
semipassive
speculative
subadditive
subcreative
subornative
subtractive
superactive
suppressive
titillative
transfusive
unabjective
unadmissive
unarrestive
unaspersive
unassentive
unassertive
unassuasive
unattentive
uncalmative
uncausative
uncollusive
uncombative
unconducive
undeceptive
undecretive
undeductive
undefective
undefensive
undiffusive
undivertive
uneducative
uneffective
unemanative
unemulative
unevocative
unexceptive
unexcessive
unexclusive
unexcursive
unexpansive
unexplosive
unexudative
unformative
unfricative
unhortative
unimitative
unimpulsive
uninceptive
uninclusive
uninductive
uninfective
uningestive
unintensive
unintrusive
unintuitive
uninvective
uninventive
unirruptive
unisolative
uniterative
unlaudative
unlucrative
unmediative
unmigrative
unnarrative
unnormative
unnutritive
unobjective
unobtrusive
unoffensive
unoperative
unostensive
unoxidative
unpartitive
unpervasive
unprecisive
unprimitive
unprobative
unpromotive
unpulsative
unpurgative
unpurposive
unradiative
unreceptive
unrecessive
unreclusive
unrejective
unremissive
unrepulsive
unresistive
unretentive
unseclusive
unsecretive
unseductive
unselective
unsensitive
unsiccative
unsuffusive
untalkative
unviolative
vellicative
ventilative
List Of 12-Letter Adjectives That End In “ive”
abirritative
accelerative
accumulative
adjudicative
alimentative
alliterative
amalgamative
ameliorative
annihilative
annunciative
anticipative
anticreative
antireactive
apperceptive
appreciative
apprehensive
articulative
asseverative
assimilative
auscultative
cognoscitive
commentative
complicative
condensative
congregative
consecrative
conspirative
constitutive
constrictive
constructive
consultative
consummative
contributive
coordinative
debilitative
decongestive
degenerative
deliberative
denominative
depopulative
disinfective
dissociative
edulcorative
emancipative
emasculative
exaggerative
excogitative
exhilarative
exploitative
extraversive
extravertive
extroversive
extrovertive
facilitative
fermentative
hyperemotive
illuminative
illustrative
imperceptive
inconclusive
incrassative
inexpressive
infiltrative
intellective
interceptive
intermissive
interpretive
interruptive
intoxicative
intransitive
intromissive
introversive
invigorative
irresponsive
jurisdictive
liquefactive
ministrative
neoformative
nonaccretive
nonaddictive
nonadmissive
nonaffective
nonassertive
noncausative
noncognitive
noncollusive
nonconducive
noncorrosive
nondeceptive
nondeductive
nondefective
nondefensive
nondepletive
nondigestive
nondirective
noneducative
nonemulative
nonevocative
nonexcessive
nonexclusive
nonexpansive
nonexpulsive
nonextensive
nonextortive
nonextrusive
nonformative
nongerundive
nonimitative
nonimpulsive
noninclusive
noninductive
nonintuitive
nonlucrative
nonmediative
nonnutritive
nonobjective
nonobsessive
nonocclusive
nonoffensive
nonoperative
nonostensive
nonoxidative
nonprobative
nonpromotive
nonpulsative
nonpurgative
nonpurposive
nonradiative
nonreceptive
nonrecessive
nonreclusive
nonreductive
nonresistive
nonretentive
nonrevertive
nonseclusive
nonsecretive
nonselective
nonsensitive
nontalkative
nontentative
nonviolative
obliterative
opinionative
overderisive
overeffusive
overpositive
overreactive
performative
posteruptive
preadjective
precollusive
predefective
preeffective
preexclusive
preextensive
preimitative
preinductive
preinventive
preobjective
preobtrusive
preoffensive
preprimitive
prepurposive
prescriptive
presentative
pretentative
proexecutive
propitiative
psychoactive
quantitative
recollective
recuperative
regenerative
remunerative
renunciative
reproductive
resurrective
retrocessive
semiadhesive
semidivisive
semipunitive
stupefactive
subeffective
subformative
subradiative
substitutive
sustentative
thermomotive
transcursive
transmissive
transportive
transudative
unabdicative
unabrogative
unabsorptive
unadjunctive
unaggressive
unamputative
unapplausive
unattractive
uncollective
uncombustive
uncompulsive
unconductive
uncongestive
uncontortive
unconvictive
unconvulsive
uncorrective
uncorruptive
uncumulative
undecorative
undefinitive
undeflective
undenotative
undepressive
underivative
underogative
undetractive
undigressive
undominative
undubitative
unexhaustive
unexpressive
unfederative
unfigurative
ungenerative
unhesitative
unimperative
unimpressive
uninchoative
unindicative
unindurative
uninflective
uninitiative
uninnovative
uninvocative
unirritative
unjudicative
unlocomotive
unmaturative
unmedicative
unmeditative
unmitigative
unmodulative
unmutilative
unnominative
unobligative
unoppressive
unpalliative
unpejorative
unperceptive
unpercussive
unperfective
unpermeative
unpermissive
unpersuasive
unperversive
unpossessive
unpreceptive
unpreclusive
unpredictive
unpreventive
unproductive
unprojective
unprotective
unprotrusive
unrecitative
unredemptive
unreflective
unrefractive
unregressive
unregulative
unrenovative
unrepetitive
unrepressive
unresponsive
unresumptive
unretractive
unruminative
unseparative
unsimulative
unsubjective
unsubmissive
unsubversive
unsuccessive
unsuggestive
unsusceptive
untolerative
untransitive
unulcerative
unvenerative
unvindictive
verificative
List Of 13-Letter Adjectives That End In “ive”
accommodative
acculturative
agglomerative
agglutinative
antireductive
antireflexive
antisiccative
appropriative
argumentative
assassinative
authoritative
circumventive
cirrostrative
collaborative
commiserative
communicative
concentrative
condescensive
confederative
configurative
conflagrative
consolidative
contaminative
contradictive
corresponsive
corroborative
counteractive
decompressive
deteriorative
disconnective
disseminative
dissimilative
dissimulative
domesticative
electromotive
enculturative
exteroceptive
extrapolative
extrapunitive
extrospective
gesticulative
hallucinative
hyperreactive
incarcerative
inconsecutive
incorporative
indistinctive
interadditive
intercalative
interoceptive
interpolative
intropunitive
introspective
investigative
magnetomotive
manifestative
metainfective
necessitative
nonabdicative
nonabsorptive
nonadjunctive
nonaffinitive
nonaggressive
nonappointive
nonassumptive
nonautomotive
noncollective
noncombustive
noncompulsive
nonconcessive
nonconclusive
nonconductive
noncongestive
nonconvective
noncorruptive
noncumulative
nondecorative
nondedicative
nondefinitive
nondeflective
nondenotative
nondepressive
nonderogative
nondetractive
nondiscursive
nondispersive
nondisruptive
nondistortive
nonexcitative
nonexhaustive
nonexhibitive
nonexpressive
nonextractive
nonfigurative
nongenerative
nonimperative
nonimputative
nonindurative
noninhibitive
nonjudicative
nonlaminative
nonlimitative
nonmaturative
nonmedicative
nonmeditative
nonmitigative
nonoppressive
nonpalliative
nonpejorative
nonperceptive
nonpercussive
nonpermeative
nonpermissive
nonpersuasive
nonperversive
nonpossessive
nonpredictive
nonpreventive
nonproductive
nonprojective
nonprotective
nonprotrusive
nonrecitative
nonredemptive
nonreflective
nonrefractive
nonregressive
nonregulative
nonrepetitive
nonrepressive
nonresponsive
nonruminative
nonseparative
nonsimulative
nonsubjective
nonsubmissive
nonsubversive
nonsuccessive
nonsuggestive
nonsusceptive
nonsuspensive
nontolerative
nonvegetative
overassertive
overattentive
overdefensive
overeducative
overexpansive
overimitative
overoffensive
overtalkative
photoemissive
postdigestive
postinfective
postoperative
preaggressive
precipitative
preconcessive
precongestive
preconnective
precorruptive
preexpressive
prefigurative
preimpressive
premeditative
prepersuasive
presuggestive
proliferative
pronunciative
pseudocaptive
reciprocative
recriminative
reduplicative
refrigerative
regerminative
remonstrative
resuscitative
retrogressive
reverberative
sanctionative
semidefensive
semiexclusive
semiexecutive
seminarrative
semiobjective
semiprimitive
semipurposive
semireflexive
significative
specificative
strangulative
subordinative
superpositive
transcriptive
transgressive
transpositive
unabstractive
unacquisitive
unalleviative
unapplicative
unarbitrative
unassociative
unattributive
uncalculative
uncaptivative
uncastigative
uncirculative
uncoagulative
uncombinative
uncommutative
uncompetitive
unconflictive
unconfutative
unconjunctive
unconnotative
unconsecutive
unconsumptive
uncontrastive
uncooperative
uncorrelative
undeclarative
undelineative
undeprecative
undescriptive
undesignative
undestructive
undiffractive
unduplicative
unelucidative
unenumerative
unenunciative
uneradicative
unevaporative
unexhortative
unexonerative
unexplicative
unexplorative
ungerminative
ungravitative
unimaginative
uninformative
uninoculative
uninquisitive
uninsinuative
uninstigative
uninstinctive
uninstitutive
uninstructive
unintegrative
unirradiative
unlegislative
unlubricative
unmaledictive
unobstructive
unpenetrative
unperforative
unpersecutive
unpredicative
unpresumptive
unprogressive
unprohibitive
unpropagative
unprotractive
unprovocative
unradioactive
unreformative
unreiterative
unreprobative
unrepudiative
unrestitutive
unrestorative
unrestrictive
unretaliative
unretributive
unretroactive
unsegregative
unspeculative
unstimulative
unsubstantive
unsubtractive
unsuffocative
unsuperlative
unsuppositive
unsuppressive
unsuppurative
unterminative
List Of 14-Letter Adjectives That End In “ive”
administrative
antiaggressive
antiexpressive
antimedicative
antiproductive
autosuggestive
chemoreceptive
circumspective
conglutinative
discriminative
disintegrative
fructificative
hyperexcursive
hypernutritive
hyperobtrusive
hypersensitive
inappreciative
inapprehensive
intercausative
interdiffusive
interpervasive
interpretative
misinformative
multiplicative
nonacquisitive
nonapplicative
nonassociative
nonattributive
noncalculative
noncoagulative
noncombinative
noncommutative
noncompetitive
noncompressive
nonconflictive
nonconjunctive
nonconnotative
nonconsecutive
nonconsumptive
noncontrastive
noncooperative
noncorporative
noncorrelative
nondeclarative
nondelineative
nondeprecative
nondescriptive
nondesignative
nondestructive
nondiffractive
nondisjunctive
nondissipative
nondistinctive
nondistractive
nonduplicative
nonelaborative
noneliminative
nonelucidative
nonenumerative
nonenunciative
noneradicative
nonevaporative
nonexhortative
nonexplanative
nonexplicative
nonexplorative
nonextenuative
nonfacultative
nongerminative
nongravitative
nonimbricative
nonimplicative
noninformative
noninoculative
noninstinctive
noninstructive
noninteractive
nonlegislative
nonobstructive
nonpersecutive
nonpredicative
nonpreparative
nonpresumptive
nonprocreative
nonprohibitive
nonpropagative
nonprovocative
nonqualitative
nonradioactive
nonrepudiative
nonrestrictive
nonretardative
nonretroactive
nonsegregative
nonspeculative
nonstimulative
nonsubstantive
nonsubtractive
nonsuppressive
nonsuppurative
nonterminative
nonventilative
overaggressive
overassumptive
overdecorative
overdepressive
overexpressive
overreflective
photoreceptive
photosensitive
postconvulsive
postdepressive
preacquisitive
preaffirmative
precontractive
preinsinuative
preinstructive
prelegislative
presuppurative
radiosensitive
recapitulative
reconstructive
redintegrative
rehabilitative
retrodirective
semiexpositive
semifigurative
semiperceptive
semiproductive
semiprotective
subaggregative
subapprobative
subassociative
subconjunctive
subdistinctive
subimbricative
subpredicative
substantiative
supereffective
superinclusive
supersecretive
supersensitive
transformative
unaccelerative
unaccumulative
unalimentative
unalliterative
unamalgamative
unameliorative
unannihilative
unannunciative
unanticipative
unapperceptive
unappreciative
unapprehensive
unarticulative
unassimilative
unaugmentative
uncalumniative
uncompensative
unconciliative
unconfirmative
uncongregative
unconsecrative
unconservative
unconstrictive
unconstructive
unconsultative
unconsummative
uncontributive
undebilitative
undegenerative
undeliberative
undepreciative
unemancipative
unemasculative
unexaggerative
unexcogitative
unexhilarative
unexploitative
unfermentative
unilluminative
unillustrative
unintellective
unintermissive
uninterpretive
uninterruptive
unintroductive
unintromittive
unintroversive
uninvigorative
unmanipulative
unministrative
unmodificative
unpresentative
unpreventative
unpropitiative
unproscriptive
unquantitative
unrecollective
unrecuperative
unregenerative
unremunerative
unrenunciative
unreproductive
unsubstitutive
untransmissive
unverificative
unvituperative
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List Of 15-Letter Adjectives That End In “ive”
anticommutative
antiprogressive
circumscriptive
cirrocumulative
decontaminative
electronegative
electropositive
excommunicative
exemplificative
experimentative
incommunicative
incomprehensive
intergenerative
interinhibitive
intersubjective
intussusceptive
misapprehensive
nonaccelerative
nonaccumulative
nonadjudicative
nonalliterative
nonanticipative
nonappreciative
nonapprehensive
nonarticulative
nonassimilative
noncompensative
nonconfirmative
noncongregative
nonconstrictive
nonconstructive
nonconsultative
noncontributive
nondebilitative
nondegenerative
nondenunciative
nondepreciative
nondistributive
nonemancipative
nonexaggerative
nonfermentative
nonilluminative
nonillustrative
noninterceptive
noninterruptive
nonintoxicative
nonintroversive
nonmanipulative
nonmodificative
nonopinionative
nonprescriptive
nonpreservative
nonpropitiative
nonproscriptive
nonquantitative
nonrecollective
nonrecuperative
nonregenerative
nonremunerative
nonreproductive
nonsubstitutive
nonvituperative
overaffirmative
overcompetitive
overdescriptive
overdestructive
overimaginative
overinstructive
overpresumptive
overspeculative
overstimulative
photoconductive
postsuppurative
precontributive
procrastinative
pseudoassertive
pseudoprimitive
semidestructive
semilegislative
semispeculative
subarticulative
subcompensative
subintroductive
superattractive
superconductive
superexpressive
thermosensitive
unagglomerative
unargumentative
unauthoritative
uncollaborative
uncommemorative
uncommiserative
uncommunicative
uncomprehensive
unconcentrative
uncontaminative
uncontemplative
uncontradictive
uncorroborative
undemonstrative
underproductive
undeteriorative
unfrequentative
ungesticulative
uninterpolative
uninterrogative
unintrospective
uninvestigative
unmanifestative
unparticipative
unprecipitative
unrecriminative
unremonstrative
unresuscitative
unretrogressive
unreverberative
unsignificative
unsubordinative
List Of 16-Letter Adjectives That End In “ive”
electrosensitive
electrostrictive
hemagglutinative
homofermentative
hyperspeculative
indiscriminative
interdestructive
interpenetrative
isoagglutinative
magnetostrictive
nonagglomerative
nonagglutinative
nonappropriative
nonargumentative
nonauthoritative
noncommemorative
noncommiserative
noncommunicative
noncomprehensive
nonconcentrative
noncontaminative
noncontemplative
noncorroborative
noncounteractive
nondemonstrative
nonexterminative
nonincorporative
noninterpolative
nonintrospective
nonprecipitative
nonresuscitative
nonsignificative
nontranscriptive
nontransgressive
overappreciative
overapprehensive
overconservative
overillustrative
philoprogenitive
precomprehensive
predemonstrative
predeterminative
pseudoaggressive
semiconservative
superinquisitive
unadministrative
uncircumspective
unconglutinative
uninterpretative
unmultiplicative
unrepresentative
untransformative
vasoconstrictive
List Of 17-Letter Adjectives That End In “ive”
antiagglutinative
anticonfederative
contradistinctive
counterattractive
counterproductive
haemagglutinative
misrepresentative
nonadministrative
nondiscriminative
noninterpretative
nonmultiplicative
overargumentative
overcommunicative
overgesticulative
preadministrative
preinterpretative
pseudoapplicative
pseudocompetitive
pseudolegislative
semicommunicative
subadministrative
superconservative
superregenerative
unprognosticative
List Of 18-Letter Adjectives That End In “ive”
heterofermentative
intercommunicative
noncircumscriptive
nonprognosticative
overrepresentative
pseudoapprehensive
pseudoconservative
