Meanings
adjectivedetractive (comparative more detractive, superlative most detractive)
comparative more detractive · superlative most detractive
- Tending to detract or belittle; depreciative; defamatory
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecausing to decrease in importance or value
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with detractive
activeinteractiveattractiveinactiveradioactivereactiveproactiverefractiveunattractivehyperactiveextractiveoveractiveimmunoreactivesubtractiveunderactivetractivefactivecontractiveabstractivecounteractivedistractiveenactivehyperreactivehypoactive
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detractive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detractive
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“detractive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detractive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detractive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detractive.
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