applicative

ap·pli·ca·tive

adj \ˈa-plə-ˌkā-tiv, ə-ˈpli-kə-\

Definition of APPLICATIVE

1

: applicable, practical

2

: put to use : applied

— ap·pli·ca·tive·ly adverb

Examples of APPLICATIVE

1. <certain basic work skills that are applicative to almost any job and work environment>

First Known Use of APPLICATIVE

1638

Related to APPLICATIVE

Synonyms: actionable, applicable, practical, applied, functional, practicable, serviceable, ultrapractical, usable (also useable), useful, workable, working

Antonyms: impracticable, impractical, inapplicable, nonpractical, unusable, unworkable, useless

Related Words: down-to-earth, pragmatic (also pragmatical), utilitarian; banausic, mundane; accessible, available, obtainable, reachable; all-around (also all-round), handy; active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, operating, operative

Near Antonyms: abstract, academic (also academical), armchair, theoretical (also theoretic); inaccessible, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable, unreachable; unsuitable

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Rhymes with APPLICATIVE

aggregative, agitative, carminative, circulative, cogitative, combinative, commutative, connotative, consecrative, consultative, contemplative, copulative, corporative, denotative, dissipative, duplicative, educative, facultative, federative, generative, germinative, gravitative, imitative, implicative, innovative, instigative, integrative, irritative, iterative, legislative, limitative, meditative, meliorative, motivative, nominative, nuncupative, operative, palliative, penetrative, procreative, propagative, qualitative, quantitative, recreative, regulative, replicative, separative, terminative, vegetative