Abstract Nouns Ending in IVE and Containing C

This list gathers 70 English abstract nouns ending in IVE and containing C, such as Active, Creative, Objective, Perspective, Comprehensive, Incentive and Subjective. Use the sorting controls below to organize entries by length, or consult our noun grammar guide to explore examples of abstract vs. concrete nouns.

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Starts with A
4 words
active
adjective
accusative
applicative
Starts with B
1 words
benefactive
Starts with C
24 words
creative
comprehensive
comparative
corrective
connective
cursive
counteroffensive
conjunctive
counternarrative
causative
correlative
copulative
contrapositive
concessive
continuative
counteractive
completive
catenative
cohortative
cessative
constative
comitative
coalternative
compellative
Starts with D
6 words
directive
declarative
disincentive
disjunctive
discretive
delocutive
Starts with E
2 words
elective
exclamative
Starts with F
2 words
factitive
factive
Starts with I
8 words
incentive
indicative
invective
injunctive
imperfective
inceptive
inchoative
incitative
Starts with L
1 words
locative
Starts with M
2 words
multiplicative
modificative
Starts with N
1 words
necessitative
Starts with O
1 words
objective
Starts with P
7 words
perspective
provocative
perfective
predicative
precative
pseudoperspective
pseudoapplicative
Starts with Q
1 words
qualificative
Starts with R
4 words
restrictive
retrospective
recessive
recitative
Starts with S
3 words
subjective
subjunctive
sociative
Starts with V
1 words
vocative

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