Synonyms & related words for performative

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Words related to performative

Explore words related to performative — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include illocutionary, semiotically, semiotic, perlocutionary, unperformable, dramaturgical, discursive, performable. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does performative come from?

The word performative breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and French origin: per-, from Latin per (“thoroughly, completely”); form, from French fournir (“to furnish, provide, accomplish”); and -ative, from Latin ivus (“tending to, of the nature of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.