Synonyms & related words for recessive

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of recessive — including recessionary. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to recessive

Explore words related to recessive — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include recessiveness, recessivity, homozygous, heterozygous, mutations, allele, allelomorph, heterozygote. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for recessive

Common synonyms for recessive include recessionary — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does recessive come from?

The word recessive breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -cess, from Latin cedo (“go, yield”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.