Predicative

/pɹɪˈdɪk.ə.tɪv/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:19 ptsWWF:22 pts11 letters

Definition of Predicative

noun

(grammar) An element of the predicate of a sentence which supplements the subject or object by means of the verb. Predicatives may be nominal or adjectival.
(grammar) In some languages, a special part of speech used as a predicate and denoting a state of being.

adjective

(grammar, of an adjectival or nominal phrase) Modifying a noun while in a predicate phrase, which predicate phrase is other than the noun phrase and occurs after a verb, as a predicate; contrasted with attributive.
"In the sentence, ‘This house is big’, ‘big’ is predicative, whereas in ‘This is a big house’, it is attributive."

Anagrams of Predicative

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "predicative":

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9-LETTER WORDS

diaeretic directive patricide pediatric precative predicate

8-LETTER WORDS

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7-LETTER WORDS

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+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "predicative" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

PR...Words starting with "pr"...VEWords ending with "ve"All 11-letter words Unscramble "predicative"

Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

attributive

Rhyming Words

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