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Generative
/dʒəˈnɛɹətɪv/
Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.
📖 Definitions of "Generative"
adjective
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Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.
🔄 Synonyms of "Generative"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| creativenoun | Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these. |
| productive | Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile. |
| fruitful | Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits. |
| originative | That originates; creative |
| procreative | Having the power to beget; generative. |
| reproductivenoun | Of or relating to reproduction. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Generative"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| consumptivenoun | (pathology) Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Generative"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| originative | That originates; creative |
| creative | Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these. |
| productive | Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile. |
| procreative | Having the power to beget; generative. |
| fruitful | Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits. |
| reproductivenoun | Of or relating to reproduction. |
| fertilenoun | Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive. |
| inventive | Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing. |
| formativenoun | Capable of forming something. |
| yieldingnoun | Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure. |
| causativenoun | (grammar) Expressing a cause or causation. |
| prolific | Similarly producing results or performing deeds in abundance. |
| fecund | (formal) Highly fertile; able to produce offspring. |
| spawningnoun | The process by which something spawns. |
| engenderingnoun | The act by which something is engendered. |
| originatingverb | (intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). |
| birthingnoun | (often attributive) The act of giving birth. |
| constructive | Carefully considered and meant to be helpful. |
| breedingnoun | Propagation of offspring through sexual reproduction. |
| producingverb | (transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate. |
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