Synonyms 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

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1. List of paraphrases for "normative":

   prescriptive, standards-related, standard-setting, regulatory, policy, norm-setting, policymaking, norms, standard, standardize, standardizing, legislative, normativo, policy-making, standardized, legislation

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1. Dan Savage:

   One size fits all wasn't fair, non-normative desires make people feel like freaks or alone.

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. 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.

4. Martha Nussbaum:

   The most fertile idea of the Stoics, in my view, is their analysis of emotions as containing evaluative thoughts about what is most important for one’s well-being. That view I find basically correct, though in need of a lot of further work. Their normative analysis of the emotions seems wrong to me, namely that we should get rid of them all, but they are pretty on target in their critique of anger.

5. Jenny Radesky:

   The advice that I would give to parents is that if they are worrying about their child having some sleep problems, they should consult a specialist, 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.