Words that rhyme with causative

• accusative 0
  adj 1: containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare" [syn: accusative, accusatory, accusing, accusive] 2: serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accusative endings" [syn: objective, accusative] n 1: the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb [syn: accusative, accusative case, objective case]
• acquisitive 0
  adj 1: eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied" [ant: unacquisitive]
• adversative 0
  adj 1: expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'" [syn: adversative, oppositive]
• appositive 0
  adj 1: relating to or being in apposition; "an appositive noun" [syn: appositional, appositive]
• capacitive 0
  adj 1: of or relating to capacitance
• conservative 0
  adj 1: resistant to change [ant: liberal] 2: having social or political views favoring conservatism 3: avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate" [syn: cautious, conservative] 4: unimaginatively conventional; "a colorful character in the buttoned-down, dull-grey world of business"- Newsweek [syn: button-down, buttoned-down, conservative] 5: conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; "a bourgeois mentality" [syn: bourgeois, conservative, materialistic] n 1: a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas [syn: conservative, conservativist] [ant: liberal, liberalist, progressive] 2: a member of a Conservative Party
• electropositive 0
  adj 1: having a positive charge; "protons are positive" [syn: positive, electropositive, positively charged]
• fixative 0
  n 1: a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study 2: a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging
• give 0
  n 1: the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length [syn: give, spring, springiness] v 1: cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold" 2: be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" [syn: yield, give, afford] 3: transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" [ant: take] 4: convey or reveal information; "Give one's name" 5: convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow; "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention" [syn: give, pay] 6: organize or be responsible for; "hold a reception"; "have, throw, or make a party"; "give a course" [syn: hold, throw, have, make, give] 7: convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture; "Throw a glance"; "She gave me a dirty look" [syn: give, throw] 8: give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" [syn: give, gift, present] 9: cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory" [syn: give, yield] 10: dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" [syn: give, pay, devote] 11: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" [syn: render, yield, return, give, generate] 12: transmit (knowledge or skills); "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" [syn: impart, leave, give, pass on] 13: bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth" [syn: establish, give] 14: leave with; give temporarily; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" 15: emit or utter; "Give a gulp"; "give a yelp" 16: endure the loss of; "He gave his life for his children"; "I gave two sons to the war" [syn: sacrifice, give] 17: place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give] 18: give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" [syn: give, dedicate, consecrate, commit, devote] 19: give (as medicine); "I gave him the drug" 20: give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose" [syn: give, apply] 21: bestow; "give homage"; "render thanks" [syn: give, render] 22: bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights" [syn: grant, give] 23: move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd" [syn: move over, give way, give, ease up, yield] 24: give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" [syn: feed, give] [ant: famish, starve] 25: contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office" [syn: contribute, give, chip in, kick in] 26: break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder] 27: estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" 28: execute and deliver; "Give bond" 29: deliver in exchange or recompense; "I'll give you three books for four CDs" 30: afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace" [syn: afford, open, give] 31: present to view; "He gave the sign to start" 32: perform for an audience; "Pollini is giving another concert in New York" 33: be flexible under stress of physical force; "This material doesn't give" [syn: give, yield] 34: propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" 35: accord by verdict; "give a decision for the plaintiff" 36: manifest or show; "This student gives promise of real creativity"; "The office gave evidence of tampering" 37: offer in good faith; "He gave her his word" 38: submit for consideration, judgment, or use; "give one's opinion"; "give an excuse" 39: guide or direct, as by behavior of persuasion; "You gave me to think that you agreed with me" 40: allow to have or take; "I give you two minutes to respond" 41: inflict as a punishment; "She gave the boy a good spanking"; "The judge gave me 10 years" 42: occur; "what gives?" 43: consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; "She gave herself to many men" 44: proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
• hypersensitive 0
  adj 1: having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); "allergic children"; "hypersensitive to pollen" [syn: allergic, hypersensitive, hypersensitized, hypersensitised, sensitized, sensitised, supersensitive, supersensitized, supersensitised]
• initiative 0
  adj 1: serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" [syn: inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden] n 1: readiness to embark on bold new ventures [syn: enterprise, enterprisingness, initiative, go-ahead] 2: the first of a series of actions [syn: first step, initiative, opening move, opening]
• inquisitive 0
  adj 1: showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow" [syn: inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a)] 2: inquiring or appearing to inquire; "an inquiring look"; "the police are proverbially inquisitive"
• insensitive 0
  adj 1: not responsive to physical stimuli; "insensitive to radiation" [ant: sensitive] 2: deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients" [ant: sensitive]
• intransitive 0
  adj 1: designating a verb that does not require or cannot take a direct object [ant: transitive] n 1: a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object [syn: intransitive verb, intransitive verb form, intransitive]
• laxative 0
  adj 1: stimulating evacuation of feces [ant: costive] n 1: a mild cathartic
• live 0
  adv 1: not recorded; "the opera was broadcast live" adj 1: actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing; "a live television program"; "brought to you live from Lincoln Center"; "live entertainment involves performers actually in the physical presence of a live audience" [syn: live, unrecorded] [ant: recorded] 2: exerting force or containing energy; "live coals"; "tossed a live cigarette out the window"; "got a shock from a live wire"; "live ore is unmined ore"; "a live bomb"; "a live ball is one in play" [ant: dead] 3: possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary" [syn: alive(p), live] [ant: dead] 4: highly reverberant; "a live concert hall" 5: charged with an explosive; "live ammunition"; "a live bomb" 6: elastic; rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy] 7: abounding with life and energy; "the club members are a really live bunch" 8: in current use or ready for use; "live copy is ready to be set in type or already set but not yet proofread" 9: of current relevance; "a live issue"; "still a live option" 10: charged or energized with electricity; "a hot wire"; "a live wire" [syn: hot, live] 11: capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive" [syn: alive, live] v 1: inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods" [syn: populate, dwell, live, inhabit] 2: lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war" 3: continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?" [syn: survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out] 4: support oneself; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" [syn: exist, survive, live, subsist] 5: have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war" [syn: be, live] 6: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" [syn: know, experience, live] 7: pursue a positive and satisfying existence; "You must accept yourself and others if you really want to live"
• negative 0
  adj 1: characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features; "a negative outlook on life"; "a colorless negative personality"; "a negative evaluation"; "a negative reaction to an advertising campaign" [ant: neutral, positive] 2: expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial [ant: affirmative, affirmatory] 3: having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life" 4: not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition; "the HIV test was negative" [syn: negative, disconfirming] [ant: confirming, positive] 5: reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive; "negative interest rates" [ant: positive] 6: less than zero; "a negative number" 7: designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism" [syn: damaging, negative] 8: having a negative charge; "electrons are negative" [syn: negative, electronegative, negatively charged] 9: involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors" [syn: minus, negative] n 1: a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative" [ant: affirmative] 2: a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed v 1: vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill" [syn: veto, blackball, negative]
• photosensitive 0
  adj 1: sensitive to visible light; "photographic film is light- sensitive" [syn: light-sensitive, photosensitive]
• positive 0
  adj 1: characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand" [ant: negative, neutral] 2: persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win" [syn: convinced(p), positive(p), confident(p)] 3: involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor" [syn: plus, positive] 4: indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test" [syn: positive, confirming] [ant: disconfirming, negative] 5: formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws" [syn: positive, prescribed] 6: impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument" [syn: incontrovertible, irrefutable, positive] 7: of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" [syn: positivist, positivistic, positive] 8: reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion; "positive increase in graduating students" [ant: negative] 9: greater than zero; "positive numbers" 10: having a positive charge; "protons are positive" [syn: positive, electropositive, positively charged] 11: marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets" [syn: cocksure, overconfident, positive] n 1: the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution [syn: positive, positive degree] 2: a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
• postpositive 0
  adj 1: (of a modifier) placed after another word
• preservative 0
  adj 1: tending or having the power to preserve; "timbers should be treated with a preservative substance" n 1: a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
• sensitive 0
  adj 1: responsive to physical stimuli; "a mimosa's leaves are sensitive to touch"; "a sensitive voltmeter"; "sensitive skin"; "sensitive to light" [ant: insensitive] 2: being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others; "sensitive to the local community and its needs" [ant: insensitive] 3: able to feel or perceive; "even amoeba are sensible creatures"; "the more sensible parts of the skin" [syn: sensible, sensitive] [ant: insensible] 4: hurting; "the tender spot on his jaw" [syn: sensitive, sore, raw, tender] 5: of or pertaining to classified information or matters affecting national security n 1: someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums" [syn: medium, spiritualist, sensitive]
• transitive 0
  adj 1: designating a verb that requires a direct object to complete the meaning [ant: intransitive] n 1: a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical [syn: transitive verb, transitive verb form, transitive]
• oppositive 0
  adj 1: expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'" [syn: adversative, oppositive]
• expositive 0
  adj 1: serving to expound or set forth; "clean expository writing" [syn: expository, expositive]
• positives 0
• dispositive 0
• diapositive 0
• prepositive 0

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