Antonyms for retentive

Antonyms for (adj) retentive

Main entry: tenacious, recollective, retentive, long

Definition: good at remembering

Usage: a retentive mind; tenacious memory

Antonyms: unretentive, forgetful, short

Definition: (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range


Main entry: retentive

Definition: having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water

Usage: soils retentive of moisture

Antonyms: permeable

Definition: allowing fluids or gases to pass or diffuse through


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