infective

/ˌɪnfˈɛktɪv/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. able to cause disease
   “infective agents”
2. caused by infection or capable of causing infection
   “viruses and other infective agents”

Synonyms for infective

• morbific
• pathogenic
• unhealthful
• infectious
• septic

Words that rhyme with infective

• effective
• objective
• collective
• connective
• corrective
• defective
• elective
• ineffective
• protective
• reflective
• detective
• directive
• perspective
• retrospective
• selective
• subjective
• affective
• introspective
• invective
• irrespective
• prospective
• respective
• convective
• projective