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1K+ Rhyming Words For RETRACTIVE

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active6
2 adjectiveadj
adjective

• tending to become more severe or wider in scope

• disposed to take action or effectuate change

• characterized by energetic activity

• exerting influence or producing a change or effect

• full of activity or engaged in continuous activity

• (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions

• expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:

• (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

• (of e.g. volcanoes) capable of erupting

• (of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt

• engaged in full-time work

noun

• chemical agent capable of activity

• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb

• a person who is a participating member of an organization

adjective satellite

• engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

• taking part in an activity

• in operation

attractive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

• having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull

adjective satellite

• having power to arouse interest

interactive11
4 adjectiveadj
adjective

• used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)

adjective satellite

• capable of acting on or influencing each other

proactive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently

adjective satellite

• (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens

reactive8
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• participating readily in reactions

adjective satellite

• reacting to a stimulus

inactive8
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

• (military) not involved in military operations

• not exerting influence or change

• (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct

• lacking in energy or will

• lacking activity; lying idle or unused

• not engaged in full-time work

• not active physically or mentally

adjective satellite

• (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert

• not in physical motion

subtractive11
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• constituting or involving subtraction

distractive11
3 adjectiveadj
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hyperactive11
4 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• more active than normal

unattractive12
4 adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking beauty or charm

adjective satellite

• lacking power to arouse interest

• not appealing to the senses

refractive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to or capable of refraction

adjective satellite

• capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)

overactive10
4 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• more active than normal

radioactive11
5 adjectiveadj
adjective

• exhibiting or caused by radioactivity

abstractive11
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting

detractive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing to decrease in importance or value

olfactive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to olfaction

tractive8
2 adjectiveadj
adjective

• exerting traction and serving to pull

extractive10
3 adjectiveadj
noun

• Something that may be extracted

• The substance left behind after something has been extracted

adjective

• That serves to extract something

• That withdraws natural resources by extraction

• Able to be extracted

impactive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• Of, pertaining to, possessing, or caused by impact.

protractive11
3 adjectiveadj
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underactive11
4 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• abnormally inactive

noninteractive14
5 adjectiveadj
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retroactive11
4 adjectiveadj
adjective

• descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously

adjective satellite

• affecting things past

nonreactive11
4 adjectiveadj
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vasoactive10
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• Active on vessel walls, that is, causing either constriction or dilation of a blood vessel, thus affecting hemodynamics (blood flow). Vasoactive substances may be endogenous (for example, endogenous angiotensin, vasopressin, or epinephrine) or exogenous (for example, pharmaceutical vasopressin or epinephrine).

nonradioactive14
6 adjectiveadj
adjective

• not radioactive

bioactive9
4 adjectiveadj
noun

• Such a material

adjective

• Biologically active; having a biological effect.

immunoreactive14
5 adjectiveadj
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nonretroactive14
5 adjectiveadj
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calefactive11
4 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• serving to heat

diffractive11
3 adjectiveadj
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factive7
2 adjectiveadj
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liquefactive12
4 adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
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petrifactive12
4 adjectiveadj
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photorefractive15
5 adjectiveadj
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superactive11
4 adjectiveadj
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unactive8
3
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chylifactive12
4 adjectiveadj
adjective

• producing or converting into chyle

give4
1 verbv
noun

• the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

verb

• cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

• be the cause or source of

• transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody

• convey or reveal information

• convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow

• organize or be responsible for

• convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture

• give as a present; make a gift of

• cause to happen or be responsible for

• dedicate

• give or supply

• transmit (knowledge or skills)

• bring about

• leave with; give temporarily

• emit or utter

• endure the loss of

• place into the hands or custody of

• give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

• give (as medicine)

• give or convey physically

• bestow

• bestow, especially officially

• move in order to make room for someone for something

• give food to

• contribute to some cause

• break down, literally or metaphorically

• estimate the duration or outcome of something

• execute and deliver

• deliver in exchange or recompense

• afford access to

• present to view

• perform for an audience

• be flexible under stress of physical force

• propose

• accord by verdict

• manifest or show

• offer in good faith

• submit for consideration, judgment, or use

• guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion

• allow to have or take

• inflict as a punishment

• occur

• consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man

• proffer (a body part)

live4
1 verb, adverbv, adv
adjective

• actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing

• exerting force or containing energy

• possessing life

adverb

• not recorded

adjective satellite

• highly reverberant

• charged with an explosive

• elastic; rebounds readily

• abounding with life and energy

• in current use or ready for use

• of current relevance

• charged or energized with electricity

• capable of erupting

verb

• be an inhabitant of or reside in

• lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style

• continue to live and avoid dying

• support oneself

• have life, be alive

• have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

• pursue a positive and satisfying existence

surface-active13
3 adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid; used especially of detergents

unreactive10
4 adjectiveadj
adjective

• (chemistry) not reacting chemically

adjective satellite

• not tending to react to stimulation

abreactive10
3 verb, adjectivev, adj
No meanings yet for this word...
electroactive13
4 adjectiveadj
No meanings yet for this word...
photoactive11
4 adjectiveadj
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captive7
2 verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

• an animal that is confined

• a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion

adjective satellite

• being in captivity

• giving or marked by complete attention to

detective9
3 nounn
noun

• a police officer who investigates crimes

• an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

expensive9
3 adjectiveadj
adjective

• high in price or charging high prices

forgive7
2 verbv
verb

• stop blaming or grant forgiveness

• absolve from payment

nonpsychoactive15
4 adjectiveadj
adjective

• not affecting the mind or mental processes

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