Words Ending In "-IVE"
346 words that end with the suffix -ive.
The suffix -ive appears at the end of 346 English words in our dictionary. -IVE often forms adjectives (active, creative, positive).
Studying word endings is a powerful way to expand vocabulary — once you know what a suffix means, you can often guess the meaning of unfamiliar words. Words below are grouped by length.
7-Letter Words (24)
8-Letter Words (39)
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9-Letter Words (72)
addictiveadjectiveassertiveattentivecausativecognitivecollusivecombativeconducivecorrosivedeceptivedeductivedefectivedefensivedetectivedigestivedirectiveeffectiveevocativeexcessiveexclusiveexecutiveexpansiveexpensiveexpletiveexplosiveextensiveformativeimitativeimmersiveimpassiveimpulsiveincentiveinclusiveinductiveintensiveintrusiveintuitiveinvectiveinventiveiterativelucrativenarrativenormativenutritiveobjectiveobsessiveobtrusiveocclusiveoffensiveoperativeoverdrivepervasiveplaintiveprimitiveproactivepurgativereceptiverecessivereclusiverecursivereflexiverepulsiveretentiveseclusivesecretiveseductiveselectivesensitivetalkativetentativeundeceive
10-Letter Words (68)
accusativeaggressiveappointiveappositiveattractiveautomotivecollectivecompulsiveconclusiveconductivecongestiveconnectiveconvulsivecorrectivecumulativedecorativedefinitivedepressivederivativedigressivediminutivediscursivedismissivedisruptiveexhaustiveexpressivefigurativegenerativeimperativeimpressiveindecisiveindicativeinfinitiveinitiativeinnovativelocomotivemeditativenominativeoppressiveoveractivepalliativepejorativeperceptivepermissivepersuasivepossessivepredictivepreemptivepreventiveproductivepropulsiveprotectiverecitativereflectiveregressiverepetitiverepressiverespectiveresponsivesubjectivesubmissivesubversivesuccessivesuggestivesupportivetransitivevegetativevindictive
11-Letter Words (58)
acquisitiveaffirmativealternativeassociativeattributivecommutativecomparativecompetitiveconjunctiveconnotativeconsecutiveconsumptivecooperativecorrelativedeclarativedescriptivedestructivedistinctivehyperactiveimaginativeinattentiveineffectiveinexpensiveinformativeinoffensiveinoperativeinquisitiveinsensitiveinstinctiveinstructiveinteractivelegislativemisconceivenonabrasiveobstructivepenetrativeperspectivepreconceivepredicativeprerogativepresumptiveprocreativeprogressiveprohibitiveprospectiveprovocativequalitativeradioactiverestorativerestrictiveretributiveretroactivespeculativesubjunctivesubstantivesuperlativeunobtrusiveunoffensive
12-Letter Words (32)
accumulativealliterativeappreciativeapprehensiveconservativeconstrictiveconstructiveconsultativedegenerativedisincentivedistributiveexploitativeillustrativeinconclusiveinterpretiveintransitiveirrespectivemanipulativenonobjectiveprescriptivepreservativepreventativequantitativerecuperativeregenerativeremunerativereproductiveunattractiveunimpressiveunproductiveunresponsivevituperative
13-Letter Words (21)
14-Letter Words (10)
15-Letter Words (3)
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How many words end in -ive?
Our dictionary contains 346 common English words ending in -ive.
What does -ive mean?
-IVE often forms adjectives (active, creative, positive).
What are some examples?
Common examples: ablative, abortive, abrasive, abusive, accumulative, accusative.