summative C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈsʌmətɪv/ UK /ˈsʌmətɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to an assessment that evaluates final outcomes rather than ongoing progress The final exam serves as a summative measure of the year's learning. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to an assessment... cumulativeaggregateconclusivefinaladditive ↔ Opposites formativeongoing Word family Derived forms summatively Related forms sumsummatesummation Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin summatus, past participle of summare ('to sum up'), from Latin summa ('total, sum'), with the adjectival suffix -ive. summare Latin summa Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # summative **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌmətɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsʌmətɪv/ ## Meanings 1. relating to an assessment that evaluates final outcomes rather than ongoing progress ## Examples - The final exam serves as a summative measure of the year's learning. ## Synonyms - cumulative - aggregate - conclusive - final - additive ## Antonyms - formative - ongoing ## Derived Forms - summatively ## Related Forms - sum - summate - summation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: summare - Root: summa ## Etymology From Medieval Latin summatus, past participle of summare ('to sum up'), from Latin summa ('total, sum'), with the adjectival suffix -ive. ## AI Etymology Summative is from Medieval Latin summatus, past participle of summare ('to sum up'), from Latin summa ('total, sum'), with the adjectival suffix -ive. Important recorded forms include summare (Latin) and summa (Latin). Morphologically, the ending or combining element adapts the older base to the present English part of speech while keeping the historical sense visible. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers relating to an assessment that evaluates final outcomes rather than ongoing progress. The wider family includes derived forms such as summatively and related words such as sum, summate, and summation. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown