Antonyms for reflective
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ri-flek-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈflɛk tɪv |
Definition of reflective
Origin :- 1620s, from reflect + -ive. Related: Reflectively; reflectiveness.
- adj thoughtful
- Again the elder blew a reflective cloud over the merits of the question.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- The Dublin people were gregarious and garrulous, and he was solitary and reflective.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- I like the reflective turn, no matter how beaten the path it may select for its exercise.
- Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
- She, reflective, hesitated a moment then making up her mind bravely.
- Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
- It is better for mankind to be impressionable than reflective.
- Extract from : « Notes on My Books » by Joseph Conrad
- The view he took of it was sympathetic to his father, yet calm and reflective.
- Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
- He stared at the open sea, his arms crossed, with a reflective fierceness.
- Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
- The child was quiet now, staring at them with round, reflective eyes.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
- It was Sir William who had toddled up and addressed the reflective guest.
- Extract from : « Nell, of Shorne Mills » by Charles Garvice
- He sat, reflective, while memory bathed the soul of love with tears.
- Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles
Synonyms for reflective
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