accumulative[adjective]Synonyms: cumulative, additive, additory, chain, summative
Contrasted words: contractile, contractive, reducing, reductive, dispelling, dispersing, dispersive, dissipative, scattering
Related Words: aggregative,
conglomerative,
augmentative,
multiplicative [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ac‧cu‧mu‧la‧tive /əˈkjuːmjələtɪv, əˈkjuːmjʊlətɪv $ -leɪ-, -lə-/
adjective [
Word Family: verb:
accumulate;
noun:
accumulation;
adverb:
accumulatively;
adjective:
accumulative]
gradually increasing in amount or degree over a period of time
Synonym : cumulative—accumulatively adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲