Synonyms for "constitutive" (30 found)

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Closest matches (6)

ab ovobasalbasicbehind the scenescardinal

Adjective(1 words)

constituent

Strong matches (9)

Adjective(1 words)

constitutional

decisivedeterminativeeffectualelementalelementaryessentialformativefundamental

Related words (15)

gutmaterialoccasionaloriginaloriginativepivotalprimalprimaryprimitiveradicalsubstantialsubstantiveunderlyingvital

Adjective(1 words)

organic

Related word relations

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6 relation types

Related terms

4 entries

constituencyconstituentconstitutionconstitutional

derived

3 entries

constitutive ablationconstitutivelyconstitutiveness

derived from

1 entries

constitute

has context

1 entries

biochemistry

related to

11 entries

appointauthorityconstituencyconstituentconstituteconstitutionconstitutionalenactessentialestablishpower

similar

2 entries

essential

Translations

14 translations across 7 languages.

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Bulgarian

4 entries

• образуващ adj (that forms a constituent part of something else)
• съставен adj (that forms a constituent part of something else)
• съществен adj (very important ; essential)
• учредителен adj (having the power or authority to constitute)

Catalan

2 entries

• constitutiu adj (very important ; essential)
• constitutiu adj (that forms a constituent part of something else)

French

2 entries

• constitutif adj (very important ; essential)
• constitutif adj (that forms a constituent part of something else)

Italian

1 entries

• costitutivo adj (very important ; essential)

Manx

1 entries

• co-yantyssagh adj (that forms a constituent part of something else)

Portuguese

2 entries

• constitutivo adj (very important ; essential)
• constitutivo adj (that forms a constituent part of something else)

Spanish

2 entries

• constitutivo adj (very important ; essential)
• constitutivo adj (that forms a constituent part of something else)

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