Antonyms of adj subtractive
1 sense of subtractive
Sense 1
subtractive (vs. additive) -- (constituting or involving subtraction; "a subtractive correction")
additive (vs. subtractive) -- (characterized or produced by addition; "an additive process")
=> accumulative, cumulative -- (increasing by successive addition; "the benefits are cumulative"; "the eventual accumulative effect of these substances")
=> addable, addible -- (capable of being added or added to)
=> extra, additional -- (further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes")
=> complemental, complementary, completing -- (acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole))
=> incremental -- (increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions; "lecturers enjoy...steady incremental growth in salary")
=> intercalary -- (having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year: "Feb. 29 is an intercalary day"; "a leap year is an intercalary year")
=> summational, summative -- (of or relating to a summation or produced by summation)
=> supplementary, supplemental -- (added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes")
Similarity of adj subtractive
1 sense of subtractive
Sense 1
subtractive (vs. additive) -- (constituting or involving subtraction; "a subtractive correction")
=> ablative -- (tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature; "ablative material on a rocket cone")
=> reductive -- (characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment; "their views of life were reductive and depreciatory" - R.H.Rovere)