Meanings
adjectiveconcessive (comparative more concessive, superlative most concessive)
comparative more concessive · superlative most concessive
- Of, pertaining to, or being a concession; conceding.
- grammarJoining clauses while conceding some notion.
nounconcessive (plural concessives)
plural concessives
- grammarA phrase or clause that acts as a concession, such as "even if" or "although".
Synonyms: concessional
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA phrase or clause that acts as a concession, such as "even if" or "although".
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Translations
Catalan concessiu
- concessiuof, pertaining to, or being a concession
French concessif
- concessifof, pertaining to, or being a concession
Hungarian megengedő
- megengedőof, pertaining to, or being a concession
Indonesian konsesif
- konsesifof, pertaining to, or being a concession
Italian concessivo
- concessivoof, pertaining to, or being a concession
Polish skłonny do ustępstw
- skłonny do ustępstwof, pertaining to, or being a concession
Portuguese concessivo
- concessivoof, pertaining to, or being a concession
Spanish concesivo
- concesivoof, pertaining to, or being a concession
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with concessive
progressiveimpressiveaggressiveexcessivesuccessiveexpressiveobsessivedepressiveoppressiverepressivecompressiverecessiveimmunosuppressiveregressivepossessivesuppressiveautoregressiveunimpressiveantidepressivetransgressiveretrogressivepressiveprocessivedigressive
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APA
concessive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concessive
MLA
“concessive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concessive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “concessive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concessive.
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