integrative

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adjective

Tending toward or promoting integration.

“an integrative approach”

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveintegrative (comparative more integrative, superlative most integrative)

comparative more integrative · superlative most integrative

  1. sciencesTending toward or promoting integration.

    an integrative approach

    1 more example

    Objective 1: Conduct integrative taxonomic research on adult and immature moths that incorporate morphological and molecular data to describe species and inform their phylogeny and classification.

    (Can we date this quote?), United States Department of Agriculture, SYSTEMATICS OF HYPER-DIVERSE MOTH SUPERFAMILIES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON AGRICULTURAL PESTS, INVASIVE SPECIES, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS, AND FOOD SECURITY

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecombining and coordinating diverse elements into a whole

adjectivetending to consolidate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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