Antonyms for normative
ˈnɔr mə tɪvnor·ma·tive

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1. normativeadjective

   relating to or dealing with norms

   "normative discipline"; "normative samples"

   Synonyms:
   prescriptive

2. prescriptive, normativeadjective

   pertaining to giving directives or rules

   "prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage"

   Synonyms:
   prescriptive

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. atypical

   Submitted by acronimous on July 13, 2014  

2. abnormative

   wacko lib amanda marcotte on salon.com called hallmark movies "fascist propaganda" and decried their "heteronormative whiteness." well, that demands a succinct antonym. i hereby propose and will begin using "abnormative" in political and cultural contexts to express opposing sentiments. i expect to use it primarily in combinations as ms. marcotte did. see example below.

   bruce and justin are joined in a homoabnormative gay marriage.

   Submitted by anonymous on December 30, 2019  

How to use normative in a sentence?

1. Arthur Lurigio:

   If this trend continues until Labor Day, Chicago might be on its way to a year with 500 or fewer homicides, which is closer to the normative number of murders in recent history, beginning in 2004 and factoring out 2016 and 2017 as aberrations.

2. Jenny Radesky:

   In many cases, these parental worries are indeed part of a normative developmental stage( such as, for example, their child waking up a few times during the night, or having problems falling asleep) but still it would be beneficial to know that, and parents could feel more relaxed ; but in other cases, these are indeed part of a developmental problem.

3. William Shadel:

   Advertising is thought to make product use seem more normative and acceptable, and to convey the impression that positive outcomes like having fun or feeling attractive will result from use, it’s possible, then, that exposure to e-cigarette ads promote thoughts that use is more prevalent and that using the product will result in positive outcomes.

4. Dan Savage:

   It makes people with normative desires feel panicked the way it used to those with other desires.

5. Kristie Poole:

   It is likely that the experience of … shyness in response to a speech task is a relatively common, normative experience for children at this age, for a smaller group of temperamentally shy children, however, being the center of attention may be stressful across time and various contexts.

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