Antonyms for reflective


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ri-flek-tiv
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈflɛk tɪv


Definition of reflective

Origin :
  • 1620s, from reflect + -ive. Related: Reflectively; reflectiveness.
  • adj thoughtful
Example sentences :
  • Again the elder blew a reflective cloud over the merits of the question.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • The Dublin people were gregarious and garrulous, and he was solitary and reflective.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • I like the reflective turn, no matter how beaten the path it may select for its exercise.
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
  • She, reflective, hesitated a moment then making up her mind bravely.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • It is better for mankind to be impressionable than reflective.
  • Extract from : « Notes on My Books » by Joseph Conrad
  • The view he took of it was sympathetic to his father, yet calm and reflective.
  • Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
  • He stared at the open sea, his arms crossed, with a reflective fierceness.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
  • The child was quiet now, staring at them with round, reflective eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • It was Sir William who had toddled up and addressed the reflective guest.
  • Extract from : « Nell, of Shorne Mills » by Charles Garvice
  • He sat, reflective, while memory bathed the soul of love with tears.
  • Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles

Synonyms for reflective

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