1adjective
of words so related that one contrasts with the other
“‘rich’ and ‘hard-up’ are contrastive terms”
01 Word definition
contrastive
11 letters · 4 vowels · 7 consonants
Is CONTRASTIVE a word?
Yes. CONTRASTIVE is a 11-letter adjective. of words so related that one contrasts with the other Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.
Correct spelling
C-O-N-T-R-A-S-T-I-V-EHow do you spell CONTRASTIVE?
CONTRASTIVE contains 11 letters, begins with C, and ends with E.
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2adjective
strikingly different; tending to contrast
“contrasting (or contrastive) colors”
Synonyms
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗incompatiblecontrasting
02 Letter breakdown
How is CONTRASTIVE spelled?
C1O2N3T4R5A6S7T8I9V10E11
03 Word-game status
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About CONTRASTIVE.
How do you spell CONTRASTIVE?
CONTRASTIVE is spelled C-O-N-T-R-A-S-T-I-V-E. It contains 11 letters.