Synonyms for affective
ˈæf ɛk tɪvaf·fec·tive

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1. affectional, affective, emotiveadjective

   characterized by emotion

   Synonyms:
   emotive, affectional

   Antonyms:
   unemotional

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1. List of paraphrases for "affective":

   emotional, affectionate

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1. Anne Chapas:

   I like to add thicker ointments to the hands, ones with lanolin or petrolatum are quite affective.

2. Carl Jung:

   Rational argument can be conducted with some prospect of success only so long as the emotionality of a given situation does not exceed a certain critical degree. If the affective temperature rises above this level, the possibility of reason’s having any effect ceases and its place is taken by slogans and chimerical wish fantasies. That is to say, a sort of collective possession results which rapidly develops into a psychic epidemic.