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Synonyms for "absorptive" in English

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absorptive:
- absorbent; absorptive

English

Detailed Synonyms for absorptive in English

absorptive:

absorptive adj

absorptive

– having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) ¹
absorbent; absorptive
– having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) ¹
- absorbent adj
  - as absorbent as a sponge¹
- absorptive adj

Alternate Synonyms for "absorptive":

absorbent; absorbefacient; sorbefacient; assimilating; assimilative; assimilatory; hygroscopic; receptive; shock-absorbent; spongy; spongelike; thirsty

Antonyms for "absorptive":

nonabsorbent

Related Definitions for "absorptive":

having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)¹

Related Synonyms for absorptive

absorptive power

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