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1K+ Rhyming Words For DISMISSIVE

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missive7
2 nounn
noun

• a written message addressed to a person or organization

submissive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination

adjective satellite

• abjectly submissive; characteristic of a slave or servant

permissive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• not preventive

• granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline

massive7
2 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• imposing in size or bulk or solidity

• being the same substance throughout

• imposing in scale or scope or degree or power

• consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter

persuasive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• intended or having the power to induce action or belief

derisive8
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

aggressive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends

adjective satellite

• tending to spread quickly

• characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

discursive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition

• (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

decisive8
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• determining or having the power to determine an outcome

• characterized by decision and firmness

adjective satellite

• unmistakable

• forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis

expensive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• high in price or charging high prices

expressive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• performing gestures or possessing qualities or features that suggest a certain state of being or emotion

adjective satellite

• characterized by expression

passive7
2 adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking in energy or will

• expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb

noun

• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb

adjective satellite

• peacefully resistant in response to injustice

dispersive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• spreading by diffusion

evasive7
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deliberately vague or ambiguous

• avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger especially enemy fire

defensive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack

noun

• an attitude of defensiveness

adjective satellite

• attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing

excessive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• beyond normal limits

• unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

divisive8
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

exclusive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority

noun

• a news report that is reported first by one news organization

adjective satellite

• not divided or shared with others

• not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective

explosive9
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• serving to explode or characterized by explosion or sudden outburst

noun

• a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

adjective satellite

• liable to lead to sudden change or violence

• sudden and loud

impressive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• making a strong or vivid impression

adjective satellite

• producing a strong effect

motive6
2 nounn
noun

• the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

• a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

• a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

adjective satellite

• causing or able to cause motion

• impelling to action

offensive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• for the purpose of attack rather than defense

• causing anger or annoyance

• morally offensive

• unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

noun

• the action of attacking an enemy

adjective satellite

• violating or tending to violate or offend against

• causing or able to cause nausea

primitive9
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization

• a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived

• a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms

adjective satellite

• belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

• little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type

• used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies

• of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style

emissive8
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• Of, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation or matter; emitting

supermassive12
4 adjectiveadj
adjective

• Very or extremely massive.

• Much larger than usual.

transmissive12
3 adjectiveadj
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affirmative11
4
adjective

• affirming or giving assent

noun

• a reply of affirmation

adjective satellite

• expecting the best

• expressing or manifesting praise or approval

native6
2 noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

• belonging to one by birth

• characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from the beginning

noun

• an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

• a person born in a particular place or country

• indigenous plants and animals

adjective satellite

• as found in nature in the elemental form

alternative11
4 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

adjective satellite

• serving or used in place of another

• necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities

• pertaining to unconventional choices

deceptive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

depressive10
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• someone suffering psychological depression

receptive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• ready or willing to receive favorably

adjective satellite

• open to arguments, ideas, or change

• of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system

• able to absorb liquid (not repellent)

reclusive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

• providing privacy or seclusion

abrasive8
3 adjectiveadj
noun

• a substance that abrades or wears down

adjective satellite

• causing abrasion

• sharply disagreeable; rigorous

abusive7
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• expressing offensive reproach

• characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment

adhesive8
3 noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• tending to adhere

noun

• a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

apprehensive12
4 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• quick to understand

• mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

• in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

compulsive10
3 adjectiveadj
noun

• a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things

adjective satellite

• caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion

• strongly motivated to succeed

conclusive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question

elusive7
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• difficult to describe

• skillful at eluding capture

• difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

• making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

extensive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor

adjective satellite

• large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

• broad in scope or content

impulsive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus

• without forethought

• having the power of driving or impelling

• determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

• characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

incentive9
3 nounn
noun

• a positive motivational influence

• an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

inclusive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• including much or everything; and especially including stated limits

intensive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• tending to give force or emphasis

• of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor

noun

• a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies

adjective satellite

• characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form

intrusive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)

• of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock

• thrusting inward

invasive8
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision

• marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue

adjective satellite

• involving invasion or aggressive attack

• gradually intrusive without right or permission

obsessive9
3 adjectiveadj
noun

• a person who has obsessions

adjective satellite

• characterized by or constituting an obsession

oppressive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• weighing heavily on the senses or spirit

• marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior

pensive7
2 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deeply or seriously thoughtful

• showing pensive sadness

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