oppositive

1. 1.

   expressing antithesis or opposition

   “the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'”

   Synonymsadversative

   Similardisjunctive

Questions about oppositive

What does oppositive mean?

oppositive means "expressing antithesis or opposition".

How many syllables are in oppositive?

oppositive has 4 syllables: op-po-si-tive. The stress falls on "po".

What is another word for oppositive?

Close synonyms include adversative. 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.