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Synonyms for retentive in English

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retentive:
- retentive; long; tenacious; recollective

English

Detailed Synonyms for retentive in English

retentive:

retentive adj

retentive

– having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water ¹
retentive
– having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water ¹
- retentive adj
  - soils retentive of moisture¹
retentive

– good at remembering ¹
long; tenacious; retentive; recollective
– good at remembering ¹
- long adj
- tenacious adj
  - tenacious memory¹
- retentive adj
  - a retentive mind¹
- recollective adj
retentive

– having the capacity to retain something ¹
retentive
– having the capacity to retain something ¹
- retentive adj

Alternate Synonyms for "retentive":

recollective; long; tenacious; mindful; aware
possession; ownership
impermeable

Antonyms for "retentive":

unretentive

Related Definitions for "retentive":

having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water¹
- soils retentive of moisture¹
good at remembering¹
- a retentive mind¹
having the capacity to retain something¹

Related Synonyms for retentive

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