conducive
conducive
Definition
con·du·cive (-do̵̅o̅′siv, -dyo̵̅o̅′-)
adjective
that conduces or contributes; tending or leading (to)
con·du′·cive·ness noun
conducive
Synonyms
conducive
Usage Examples
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- foster: The mentor should: Foster a relationship conducive to learning.
- create: Creating a climate conducive to the learning needs of adults.
- establish: To establish venues conducive to a wide range of artistic endeavors.
- maintain: In order to maintain an atmosphere conducive to study all who use the Library are expected to keep any noise to a minimum.
- provide: They also provide an environment conducive to the use of natural pest control.
- produce: The pod will be altered to facilitate its new role, redecorated and renovated in order to produce an environment conducive to learning.
Modifies a noun
- atmosphere: Helps to create a conducive atmosphere for further work - useful for potential partners.
- environment: Designers were brought in to create a conducive working environment.
- condition: The role of Government must be to create the most conducive conditions for creative and informed professional decision-making.
Modifying Another Word
- hardly: Whatever the reason, its hardly conducive to getting the blood flowing among the OT disciples.
- particularly: The Lady Chapel, which stands to the right of the high altar, is particularly conducive to private prayer.
- highly: The remote venue an outdoor center near Land's End in Cornwall was highly conducive to promoting extended discussion.
- especially: Neither is especially conducive to communal RP out of system.
- necessarily: Adding extra lean mass is not necessarily conducive to improved performance.
- exactly: Which isn't exactly conducive toward solving your problems.
Infinitive complement
- sleep: How can I make my bedroom an environment more conducive to sleep?
- study: In order to maintain an atmosphere conducive to study all who use the Library are expected to keep any noise to a minimum.
Used with adjective complement
- seem: We sit down to observe some lessons in an environment that seems very conducive to learning.
- prove: From 1867, the Austrian Partition proved most conducive to the development of Polish culture.
Preposition: with
- age: Small points of light wear to the paint, conducive with age, overall good condition, NO damage.
Browse dictionary entries near conducive
- conduce
- condottiere
- Condorcet
- condor
- condoning
- condone
- condonation
- Condon
- condominium
- condom
- conduct
- conduct (oneself)
- conductance
- conduction
- conductive
- conductivity
- conductor
- conductress
- conduit
- conduplicate
