Synonyms & related words for concessive

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Words related to concessive

Explore words related to concessive — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include conceding, concession, concessionist, clausal, clause, apodosis, complementizer, clausular. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does concessive come from?

The word concessive breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: con-, from Latin com (“together, fully”); cess, from Latin cedere (“to yield, go”); and -ive, from Latin ivus (“tending to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.