Antonyms for appreciative

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uh-pree-shuh-tiv, -shee-uh-, -shee-ey-

Phonetic Transcription : əˈpri ʃə tɪv, -ʃi ə-, -ʃiˌeɪ-

Definition of appreciative

Origin : 1650s (implied in appreciatively); see appreciate + -ive. Related: Appreciativeness.

adj thankful
adj understanding, recognizing worth

Example sentences :

They all laughed, not boisterously, actually an appreciative laugh.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

The Leopard Woman sat her donkey, and surveyed it all with appreciative eyes.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

His lordship, remember, never lacked an appreciative eye for a fine woman.
Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

But the appreciative reading of any work of literature cannot thus be prescribed.
Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper

The author is an appreciative Englishman, and tells his story well.
Extract from : « Afloat on the Ohio » by Reuben Gold Thwaites

Mrs. Cutler gave a full and appreciative review of Mrs. Gage's life.
Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

A most intelligent, appreciative, and valuable memoir.Scotsman.
Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay

Their heritage made them less than appreciative of urban life.
Extract from : « Sand Doom » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins

Neither were they appreciative of his offer to aid them in their practice.
Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester

It was then that they first perceived that they were not without a circle of appreciative spectators.
Extract from : « Deserted » by Edward Bellamy

Synonyms for appreciative

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