generative

Questions about generative

What does generative mean?

generative means "having the ability to produce or originate". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in generative?

generative has 4 syllables: gen-e-ra-tive. The stress falls on "gen". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɛnɚətɪv/.

What is another word for generative?

Close synonyms include productive, procreative, reproductive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of generative?

The recorded antonyms are consumptive.

Is generative a common word?

generative is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with generative?

1 word rhymes with generative. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.