Antonyms of adj costive
1 sense of costive
Sense 1
costive (vs. laxative) -- (retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating)
laxative (vs. costive) -- (stimulating evacuation of feces)
=> aperient -- (mildly laxative)
=> cathartic, evacuant, purgative -- (strongly laxative)
Similarity of adj costive
1 sense of costive
Sense 1
costive (vs. laxative) -- (retarding evacuation of feces; binding; constipating)