applicative

adjective

ˈa-plə-ˌkā-tiv How to pronounce applicative (audio)
Definition of applicativenext
as in useful
capable of being put to use or account certain basic work skills that are applicative to almost any job and work environment

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for applicative
  1. useful
  2. applicable
  3. applied
  4. practical
  5. pragmatic
Adjective
  • The sector sold off last week after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang suggested that useful quantum computers are decades away.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
  • There is some variation in the mix — Origins allows troops to perform certain tasks like opening locked doors or destroying watchtowers, as well as special squad attacks like arrow sieges and rally cries that can be useful in the midst of the action.
    Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of useful
Adjective
  • However, McDonald's announced its evolution on our inclusion work last week, and part of that process will be reviewing programs, in partnership with our franchisees as applicable, to ensure these programs align with our vision moving forward.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Under the current rules, continuing education providers that provide education to practitioners must be approved by the IRS, obtain a continuing education number, and pay any applicable user fee.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of applicable
Adjective
  • According to Matt Kessler, an applied linguist at the University of South Florida who has researched Duolingo’s efficacy, the app is giving you a beginner’s guide, and not much more.
    Imogen West-Knights, The Dial, 21 Nov. 2024
  • An applied micro-economist, Bertrand conducts research in the fields of labor economics, corporate finance, political economy and development economics.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of applied
Adjective
  • While a necessary starting point, working with dogs wasn’t a great long-term solution due to practical and moral concerns.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Beyond the legal obligations, the closure of College Walk has practical consequences that cannot be ignored.
    Victor Edwards, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of practical
Adjective
  • With a few pragmatic exceptions, fact checkers go over everything published by the magazine, editing for balance, fairness, and context.
    Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Trump’s transactional and pragmatic engagement with adversaries may do more to tame geopolitical rivalry than Biden’s view of a globe defined by a clash between democracy and autocracy.
    Charles A. Kupchan, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of pragmatic
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