contributive
Giving toward something
Contributive describes something that helps bring about a result or adds to a larger whole: Several contributive factors led to the project's success.
The word emphasizes the role of contributing rather than the contribution itself.
It appears most often in formal or academic contexts, where contributory is the more common alternative.
Giving useful aid
- constructivePromoting positive development
- assistingGiving help to
- aidingProviding assistance to
- fosteringPromoting development or growth
nurturing · encouraging · backing · sustaining · facilitative · uplifting · endowing · bolstering
Producing good results
- enrichingAdding worth or nutrients
- improvingBecoming more capable
- augmentingIncreasing by addition
- boostingIncreasing force or level
elevating · expanding · strengthening · advancing · amplifying · heightening · optimizing · upgrading
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- collectiveJointly organized group
- jointShared by multiple parties
participation · shared · communal · cooperative · alliance · combined · groupwork · coaction
Mutually supplying lacks
- interdependentRelying on one another
- symbioticMutually dependent relationship
- mutualisticBeneficial to both parties
- reciprocalShared between two parties
integrative · harmonizing · cumulative · convergent · aggregate · coalescent · concerted · confluent
helpful
Giving useful aid
- constructivePromoting positive development
- assistingGiving help to
- aidingProviding assistance to
fostering · nurturing · encouraging · backing · sustaining · facilitative · uplifting · endowing · bolstering · enabling
beneficial
Producing good results
- enrichingAdding worth or nutrients
- improvingBecoming more capable
- augmentingIncreasing by addition
boosting · elevating · expanding · strengthening · advancing · amplifying · heightening · optimizing · upgrading · fortifying
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- collectiveJointly organized group
joint · participation · shared · communal · cooperative · alliance · combined · groupwork · coaction · conjoint
complementary
Mutually supplying lacks
- interdependentRelying on one another
- symbioticMutually dependent relationship
- mutualisticBeneficial to both parties
reciprocal · integrative · harmonizing · cumulative · convergent · aggregate · coalescent · concerted · confluent · unified
contributivedetrimental
Causing harm or damage
harmful · destructive · counterproductive · obstructive · hindering
contributiveparasitic
Exploiting a host organism
freeloading · noncontributory · unproductive · taking · extractive
contributiveinconsequential
Lacking significance or impact
irrelevant · immaterial · inert · ineffectual · negligible
- individual contributionssingle person's gifts
- campaign contributionMoney given to candidates
- contribution limitsMaximums on donations allowed
- pension contributionsPayments toward retirement fund
- contribution marginRevenue exceeding variable expenses
- charitable contributionGift to a cause