Meanings
adjectivedeflective (comparative more deflective, superlative most deflective)
comparative more deflective · superlative most deflective
- Causing or relating to deflection.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecapable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
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Rhymes with deflective
effectiverespectiveobjectivecollectiveprotectiveprospectivedirectiveselectivedetectivesubjectivedefectiveelectivereflectivecorrectiveretrospectiveineffectiveirrespectiveaffectiveconnectiveconvectiveprojectiveintrospectiveinfectiveinjective
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APA
deflective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflective
MLA
“deflective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflective. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deflective,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deflective.
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