CONDUCIVE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

conducive

adjective

kən-ˈdü-siv

Definition of conducive

as in favorable

tending to promote or assist the development of something the claim that the state's long-standing antitax attitude is conducive to entrepreneurship

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as in helpful

providing service or assistance the noisy environment of the dorms was not very conducive to studying

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Recent Examples of conducive For buyers, live shopping is more conducive to impulse buys — a Blu-Ray DVD or Pokémon trading card — than with more thoughtful purchases. — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 Another tropical wave is located just off the west African coast and is not well organized at this time, but there are fairly conducive conditions ahead of it. — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The low-friction surface and dry desert air are conducive to speed and have beckoned drivers since the first race there in 1914. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 That stalemate would eventually move from Los Angeles City Hall to the state Capitol, where the legislative process proved more conducive to negotiation. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conducive

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Adjective

In addition, environmental conditions are quite favorable for intensification while Edouard remains over water.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Officials, however, said favorable weather in the coming days could help in the battle to control the blazes.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of favorable

Adjective

Squeeze bottles are also helpful for storing and dispensing homemade condiments (think spicy mayo) or syrups for coffee or cocktails.

— Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
Starter Davis Martin said the veterans who have been in past playoff pushes have been helpful.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of helpful

Adjective

Unlike tobacco, a static product with no real defensible qualities outside of recreation, consumer technology is ever evolving, and the lines between harmfully addictive and beneficial to society can be extremely blurry.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
Also, ants are a beneficial insect and may not even be harming your plants.

— Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of beneficial

Adjective

That control system aims to extract more useful energy from each combustion cycle.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
An analyst who can check something in a minute will check it, and then check the thing the first answer suggested, and the useful finding tends to turn up two or three steps in.

— David Zwick, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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