Words Ending in IVE and Containing A

This word list gathers 992 English words ending in IVE and containing A, such as Active, Creative, Negative, Alive, Arrive, Conservative and Relative. Use the interactive filters below to sort alphabetically or by length, and check definitions for every word.

Refine list...
JUMP:
Sort:

Group:

Case:

View:

JUMP TO:
Select any word to view available definitions & photosSelect any word for details
Starts with A
24 words
active
alive
arrive
alternative
attractive
administrative
aggressive
archive
abusive
addictive
automotive
adjective
adaptive
affirmative
authoritative
apprehensive
attentive
additive
adhesive
assertive
abrasive
appreciative
adoptive
assistive
Starts with B
6 words
bioactive
bioaccumulative
bioadhesive
benefactive
bisociative
babblative
Starts with C
24 words
creative
conservative
collaborative
cooperative
cumulative
captive
comparative
contraceptive
communicative
contemplative
combative
commemorative
consultative
capacitive
curative
counternarrative
commutative
causative
contrastive
correlative
connotative
corroborative
carminative
copulative
Starts with D
24 words
decorative
derivative
demonstrative
degenerative
declarative
deliberative
dissociative
dative
duplicative
discriminative
determinative
denotative
dissipative
distractive
diffractive
derogative
dissuasive
durative
disintegrative
depreciative
dubitative
deprecative
ditransitive
degradative
Starts with E
24 words
expansive
evasive
exhaustive
evocative
exploitative
evaluative
extractive
evaporative
explorative
educative
elaborative
electronegative
ergative
exudative
enumerative
electroactive
eliminative
exclamative
embracive
explanative
extrapolative
enactive
elative
equative
Starts with F
17 words
figurative
formative
fixative
fricative
facilitative
facultative
federative
fermentative
factitive
factive
frequentative
fascinative
fabricative
fecundative
flagellative
fashionative
famulative
Starts with G
10 words
generative
glaive
germinative
gustative
gravitative
gesticulative
gestative
granulative
gemmative
gainstrive
Starts with H
16 words
hyperactive
heteronormative
hyperaggressive
hortative
hyperreactive
hallucinative
hyperconservative
habitative
hyperspeculative
humiliative
hesitative
homofermentative
hemagglutinative
hebetative
hypersuperlative
heterofermentative
Starts with I
24 words
initiative
interactive
innovative
informative
imperative
indicative
investigative
inactive
invasive
imaginative
iterative
illustrative
integrative
interrogative
inattentive
interpretative
imitative
impassive
intransitive
intraoperative
inoperative
incommunicative
insulative
illuminative
Starts with J
2 words
justificative
judicative
Starts with L
12 words
legislative
lucrative
laxative
locative
liquefactive
laudative
lubricative
limitative
lustrative
lacerative
lambitive
ligative
Starts with M
24 words
massive
manipulative
meditative
metacognitive
multiplicative
maladaptive
metanarrative
microaggressive
mitigative
myeloproliferative
meliorative
misrepresentative
mediative
mutative
microinvasive
motivative
magnetostrictive
mahoosive
medicative
mediopassive
maladjustive
magnetomotive
maladministrative
mechanoreceptive
Starts with N
24 words
negative
native
narrative
naive
normative
neurodegenerative
noninvasive
nominative
nonnative
neoconservative
nonnegative
nonreactive
nonaggressive
noninteractive
noncooperative
nonoperative
nonconservative
nonrelative
noncreative
nonassertive
noncommunicative
nonactive
noncommutative
nonpenetrative
Starts with O
24 words
operative
oxidative
overactive
overaggressive
optative
overimaginative
olfactive
originative
opinionative
overassertive
obliterative
overconservative
overattentive
overcommunicative
overtalkative
observative
oscillative
overapprehensive
overdemonstrative
overrepresentative
objurgative
overappreciative
obligative
overillustrative
Starts with P
24 words
passive
proactive
provocative
persuasive
pervasive
prerogative
pejorative
preservative
performative
putative
plaintive
psychoactive
preoperative
palliative
postoperative
participative
proliferative
perioperative
probative
procreative
penetrative
preparative
purgative
predicative
Starts with Q
6 words
qualitative
quantitative
quotative
qualificative
quidditative
quadriderivative
Starts with R
24 words
relative
representative
reactive
radioactive
retroactive
restorative
regenerative
rehabilitative
radiative
refractive
reparative
remunerative
recitative
ruminative
recuperative
reiterative
reformative
replicative
regulative
rotative
recreative
radiosensitive
retaliative
reduplicative
Starts with S
24 words
substantive
speculative
superlative
sedative
summative
subtractive
supermassive
stimulative
stative
semiquantitative
separative
suppurative
schizoaffective
superactive
simulative
significative
seronegative
superconservative
sanative
suffocative
semiconservative
siccative
suasive
subordinative
Starts with T
24 words
tentative
transformative
talkative
transitive
transgressive
transportive
tractive
tardive
transmissive
translative
transcriptive
terminative
titillative
tolerative
transmutative
transfusive
traditive
traductive
transmigrative
transpositive
temperative
transumptive
taxative
transubstantiative
Starts with U
24 words
unattractive
unalive
uncooperative
unimaginative
unrepresentative
uninformative
ultraconservative
ulcerative
ultrasensitive
unappreciative
uncommunicative
uncreative
unpersuasive
unaggressive
unassertive
undemonstrative
underactive
unremunerative
unreactive
untalkative
ultraexpensive
ultraexclusive
unauthoritative
unapprehensive
Starts with V
17 words
vegetative
vituperative
violative
vocative
vasoactive
vasoconstrictive
valuative
vindicative
variative
venerative
vitative
vibrative
ventilative
verificative
visitative
voluntative
vellicative
Starts with W
3 words
waive
writative
waterdrive

•Browse Words by Letter (A to Z)

Select an ending letter to browse words
Built for writers, students, and competitive word game players, Wordmom combines an uncluttered English dictionary and thesaurus with fast, pattern-based word finders so you can verify definitions, synonyms, and high-scoring tile plays in one place.
© 2016–2026 Wordmom Network. All rights reserved. Made with for word lovers everywhere.
Disclaimer: SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A. and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. Words With Friends® is a registered trademark of Zynga Inc. Wordle® is a registered trademark of The New York Times Company. Other referenced game titles and tournament lexicon codes (including NASPA NWL and WESPA/HarperCollins CSW) are trademarks of their respective owners. Wordmom is an independent reference utility for educational and entertainment purposes and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Hasbro, Mattel, Spear, Zynga, The New York Times Company, NASPA, WESPA, or HarperCollins Publishers. All game names are referenced strictly under nominative fair use to indicate compatibility.