combinative

com·bi·nat·ive
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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or resulting from combination.

Similar
combinatorialcombinatoryamalgamativecoalescentunitivecombinablecombinationalintegrative
Opposite
noncombinativepartitivedivisiveseparative
OriginEnglish combination ← Middle English combinacioun →
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Meanings

adjectivecombinative (comparative more combinative, superlative most combinative)

comparative more combinative · superlative most combinative

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resulting from combination.

    Synonyms: combinatorial, combinatory

  2. Serving, tending, or able to combine.

    Synonyms: amalgamative, coalescent, combinatory, unitive

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or resulting from combination.

Similar
combinatorialcombinatory

adjectiveServing, tending, or able to combine.

Similar
amalgamativecoalescentcombinatoryunitive

antonym(s) of “of or pertaining to combination”

Opposite
noncombinative

antonym(s) of “serving to combine”

Opposite
partitivedivisiveseparative

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivemarked by or relating to or resulting from combination

Similar
combinatorycombinatorialcombinablecombinational
Opposite
noncombinative

adjectiverelating to or involving combinations

Similar
combinatorycombinatorialintegrative
Also see
combinablecombinationalcombinatorialcombinatoryintegrative

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcombinacioun
  2. Englishcombination
  3. Englishcombinative

From combination + -ive.

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APA

combinative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combinative

MLA

“combinative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combinative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “combinative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combinative.

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