participatory

adjective

par·​tic·​i·​pa·​to·​ry pär-ˈti-sə-pə-ˌtȯr-ē 

pər-

: characterized by or involving participation

especially : providing the opportunity for individual participation

participatory democracy

participatory management

Examples of participatory in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Italian Conceptual artist and theorist Franco Vaccari, whose participatory photographic works presaged the logics of social media and helped photography gain recognition as an art form, died on December 12. —News Desk, Artforum, 18 Dec. 2025

Part of Gen Z’s draw to the comments section is its participatory and generative nature. —Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025

The key is understanding what those distinctive elements mean to the audience and cultivating them into a narrative that feels alive and participatory. —Steve Milton, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025

The group then split into three smaller groups and worked through a set of exercises intended to strengthen participatory decision-making and scenario planning. —April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 16 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for participatory

• adjudicatory
• anticipatory
• articulatory
• classificatory
• conciliatory
• congratulatory
• discriminatory
• ejaculatory
• emancipatory
• hallucinatory
• interlaboratory
• interrogatory