Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word
Synonyms for determinative
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dih-tur-muh-ney-tiv, -nuh-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈtɜr məˌneɪ tɪv, -nə tɪv |
Définition of determinative
Origin :- 1650s, from French déterminatif (15c.), from Latin determinat-, past participle stem of determinare (see determine). As a noun from 1832.
- adj conclusive
- In Egyptian hieroglyphics the symbol for stone is used as the determinative for Set.
- Extract from : « The Evolution of the Dragon » by G. Elliot Smith
- As in later periods, their names are there preceded by the determinative for divinity.
- Extract from : « Legends Of Babylon And Egypt » by Leonard W. King
- According to the essays, it is the needs of a situation which are determinative.
- Extract from : « Essays in Experimental Logic » by John Dewey
- Here, too, the welfare of society is the determinative factor.
- Extract from : « The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals » by Edmund P. Evans
- It is true that no one thing is determinative in the making of a nation.
- Extract from : « Our Part in the Great War » by Arthur Gleason
- The years since that determinative hour in the Richmond book-shop had been well harvested.
- Extract from : « Lewis Rand » by Mary Johnston
- The internal condition is determinative, for things that are boresome to one may be very interesting to another.
- Extract from : « Criminal Psychology » by Hans Gross
- His inability is not determinative, because the circumstances following a deed have no reflex effect.
- Extract from : « Criminal Psychology » by Hans Gross
- The Minister tells me still, that he is working upon the subject, but cannot yet give a determinative answer.
- Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IV (of 12) » by Various
- The reader should remember the name, for it was the scene of one of the most remarkable and determinative events in history.
- Extract from : « South American Fights and Fighters » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
Words or expressions associated with your search
- be determined
- be determined by
- be detestable
- bound and determined
- detect
- detectable
- detected
- detection
- detective
- detectives
- detector
- detente
- détente
- detention
- detention camp
- detention cell
- detention facility
- deterge
- deteriorate
- deteriorated
- deterioration
- determinable
- determinate
- determinately
- determination
- determinative
- determine
- determined
- determinedly
- determines
- determining
- determining guilt
- deterred
- deterrent
- deterrent example
- detest
- detestable
- detestation
- fire detector
- house of detention
- illegal detention
- in determinable
- in determinate
- indeterminancy principle
- indeterminate
- indeterminateness
- predetermination
- predetermine
- predetermined
- smoke detector
- undetectably
- undetected
- undetermined
- was determined
Most wanted synonyms
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019