Meanings
adjectivecontractive (comparative more contractive, superlative most contractive)
comparative more contractive · superlative most contractive
- Able to contract; contractile
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with contractive
activeinteractiveattractiveinactiveradioactivereactiveproactiverefractiveunattractivehyperactiveextractiveoveractiveimmunoreactivesubtractiveunderactivetractivefactiveabstractivecounteractivedetractivedistractiveenactivehyperreactivehypoactive
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APA
contractive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contractive
MLA
“contractive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contractive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contractive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contractive.
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