Meanings
adjectivesubtractive (comparative more subtractive, superlative most subtractive)
comparative more subtractive · superlative most subtractive · alternative nonstandard substractive
- Of or pertaining to subtraction.
- Of a colour: from which some wavelengths have been removed.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Polish subtraktywny
- subtraktywnyTranslations
Spanish substractivo
- substractivoTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with subtractive
activeinteractiveattractiveinactiveradioactivereactiveproactiverefractiveunattractivehyperactiveextractiveoveractiveimmunoreactiveunderactivetractivefactivecontractiveabstractivecounteractivedetractivedistractiveenactivehyperreactivehypoactive
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APA
subtractive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtractive
MLA
“subtractive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtractive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subtractive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subtractive.
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