Synonyms for retentive
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having power to retain.
a soil that is highly retentive of rainwater
Related words
- Word family
- retentiveness retentivity
- Phrases
- anal-retentive
Example sentences
- tenacious Metaphors are much more tenacious than facts.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| retentive | steady | |
| tenacious | steady | |
| recollective | rising | |
| elephantlike | steady | |
| memorious | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- long1
- 7 letters
- mindful2
- 9 letters
- tenacious3, memorious
- 12 letters
- recollective, elephantlike
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mindful2 = 2 syllables).