Antonyms of adj appointive

1 of 2 senses of appointive

Sense 2
appointive (vs. elective), appointed -- (subject to appointment)

elective (vs. appointive), elected -- (subject to popular election; "elective official")
        => electoral -- (relating to or composed of electors; "electoral college")
        => nonappointive -- (filled by popular election rather than by appointment)

Similarity of adj appointive

2 senses of appointive

Sense 1
appointive -- (relating to the act of appointing; "appointive powers")

Sense 2
appointive (vs. elective), appointed -- (subject to appointment)
       => nominated, nominative -- (appointed by nomination)
       => nonelective, non-elective, nonelected -- (filled by appointment rather than by election; "a nonelective office")