redemptive

Questions about redemptive

What does redemptive mean?

redemptive means "of or relating to or resulting in redemption". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in redemptive?

redemptive has 3 syllables: re-demp-tive. The stress falls on "demp". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈdɛmptɪv/.

What is another word for redemptive?

Close synonyms include redemptional, redemptory, redeeming, saving. 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.

Is redemptive a common word?

redemptive 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.