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Showing words for RETENTIVE using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Retentive

retentive

8 Letter Words for Retentive

reinette, teentier

7 Letter Words for Retentive

eventer, nereite, nettier, renette, teenier, tentier

6 Letter Words for Retentive

enerve, enrive, entete, entier, entire, entree, envier, envire, eterne, evener, invert, nerite, netter, nitter, rentee, retene, retent, retine, retint, revent, revete, teener, teenet, teenie, teeter, tenter, tentie, terete, tervee, tevere, tinter, trevet, triene, trivet, veiner, veneer, venere, veneti, venire, venite, venter, verine, verite, vinter, virent

5 Letter Words for Retentive

eerie, eeten, eeven, enter, entre, entte, erven, ettin, evene, event, evert, evite, inert, inter, irene, neive, nerve, neter, never, nieve, niter, reeve, reive, renet, rente, retie, retin, revet, revie, rieve, riven, rivet, teene, tenet, terne, tetri, tevet, tirve, titer, tiver, treen, trine, trite, venie, veter, viner, vinet

4 Letter Words for Retentive

eevn, eine, eire, entr, erie, erin, erne, eten, even, ever, evet, ieee, intr, invt, iter, neer, neet, nete, neti, neve, nevi, reen, reet, rein, reit, rent, rete, reve, rine, rite, ritt, rive, teen, teer, teet, tene, tent, tern, tete, tien, tier, tine, tint, tire, tite, tree, tret, trie, trin, trit, veen, veer, vein, vent, veri, vert, vier, vine, vint, vite

3 Letter Words for Retentive

een, eer, eir, ene, env, ere, ern, ert, eve, int, inv, ire, ive, nee, nei, net, nie, nit, ree, rei, rev, rie, rin, rit, riv, rte, rti, tee, ten, ter, tet, tie, tin, tit, tnt, tri, trt, vee, vei, ver, vet, vie, vin

Definitions for Retentive

[1] tending or serving to retain something.
[2] having power or capacity to retain.
[3] having power or ability to remember; having a good memory.
[4] having the capacity to retain or remember

Words related to Retentive

stubborn, dogged, steadfast, tough, resolute, forceful, persistent, strong-willed, unswerving, determined, stout, spunky, staunch, relentless, cohesive, dry, absorptive, penetrable, permeable, porous

Words nearby Retentive

retention cyst, retention jaundice, retention suture, retention vomiting, retentionist, retentive, retentivity, retepore, retest, rethink, rethondes

Origin of Retentive

1325–75; Middle English retentif < Middle French < Medieval Latin retentīvus, equivalent to Latin retent(us ) (see retention) + -īvus -ive

Other words from Retentive

re·ten·tive·ly , adverb
re·ten·tive·ness , noun
non·re·ten·tive , adjective
non·re·ten·tive·ly , adverb
non·re·ten·tive·ness , noun
un·re·ten·tive , adjective
un·re·ten·tive·ly , adverb
un·re·ten·tive·ness , noun

Synonyms for Retentive

absorptive, dry, imbibing, bibulous, penetrable, permeable, porous, pregnable, spongy, thirsty