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Showing words for SELECTIVE using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Selective

cleveites, electives, selective

8 Letter Words for Selective

cleveite, elecives, elective, evictees, televise

7 Letter Words for Selective

cleeves, eeliest, elecive, evictee, evilest, levites, lievest, sectile, sective, steelie, velites, vesicle

6 Letter Words for Selective

celite, celtis, cisele, civets, cleeve, cleves, clevis, clites, elects, elites, estive, evicts, evites, levees, levies, levite, listee, livest, select, siecle, sleeve, slieve, steele, steeve, stelic, stevel, stieve, svelte, vectis, vestee, vilest

5 Letter Words for Selective

ceile, ceils, celts, ceste, cesti, cetes, ciels, citee, cites, cives, civet, cleve, clies, clite, clits, clive, eisel, elect, eleve, elite, elves, elvet, elvis, esile, evese, evets, evict, evils, evite, islet, istle, lects, leese, leets, leste, levee, levet, licet, liest, lieve, lites, lives, sicle, sieve, sleet, slete, slice, slite, slive, steel, steil, stele, steve, stile, stive, svelt, teels, teils, teise, teles, telic, tices, tiles, veils, veles, velic, velte, vices, vleis, vlies

4 Letter Words for Selective

cees, ceil, cele, cels, celt, cest, cete, ceti, ciel, cist, cite, cits, cive, civs, clee, clit, cliv, eels, elec, elev, else, elts, elve, etic, eves, evet, evil, ices, ieee, isle, itel, lect, lees, leet, leis, lese, lest, lete, lets, leve, levi, lice, lies, list, lite, lits, live, scet, scil, sect, seel, seil, seit, sele, selt, seve, sice, sile, silt, site, slee, slit, stie, svce, teel, tees, teil, tele, teli, tels, tice, tics, ties, tile, tils, vees, veil, vele, vese, vest, vets, vice, vies, vile, vise, vite, vlei, vlsi

3 Letter Words for Selective

cee, cel, cie, cis, cit, civ, cli, csi, cst, cte, cts, ect, eec, eel, eli, els, elt, esc, ese, est, etc, eve, ice, ile, ise, isl, ist, its, ive, lee, lei, les, let, lev, lie, lis, lit, lsc, lst, sci, sct, sec, see, sei, sel, set, sic, sie, sil, sit, sle, slt, svc, tec, tee, tel, tes, tic, tie, til, tis, tlc, tsi, vee, vei, vel, vet, vic, vie, vil, vis

Definitions for Selective

[1] having the function or power of selecting; making a selection.
[2] characterized by selection, especially fastidious selection.
[3] of or relating to selection.
[4] Electricity , Radio . having good selectivity.
[5] of or characterized by selection
[6] tending to choose carefully or characterized by careful choice
[7] electronics occurring at, operating at, or capable of separating out a particular frequency or band of frequencies

Words related to Selective

choosy, discriminatory, scrupulous, judicious, careful, fussy, discerning, eclectic, particular, persnickety, picky, select

Words nearby Selective

selecta, selectance, selectee, selection, selection rule, selective, selective attention, selective inhibition, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, selective service, selective service system

Origin of Selective

First recorded in 1615–25; select + -ive

Other words from Selective

se·lec·tive·ly , adverb
se·lec·tive·ness , noun
non·se·lec·tive , adjective
un·se·lec·tive , adjective

Synonyms for Selective

careful, choosy, discriminatory, fussy, judicious, scrupulous, choicy, discerning, eclectic, particular, persnickety, picky, select