Definition for Derivative:

• That which is derived; a word which takes its origin in another word or formed from it; a chord not fundamental. A derivative chord, one derived from a fundamental chord. Derivative conveyances, secondary deeds, such as releases, surrenders, or consignments.

Synonyms for Derivative:

• adj.

  •additional (adjective)
  • supplemental.
  •all (adjective)
  • derivative.
  •borrowed, transmitted from source (adjective)
  • connate,
  • uninventive,
  • Obtained,
  • subordinate,
  • cognate,
  • plagiaristic,
  • Procured.
  •imitative (adjective)
  • simulant,
  • mimetic,
  • parrot.
  •simulated (adjective)
  • most imitation,
  • more imitation,
  • simulated.
  •traceable (adjective)
  • ascribable,
  • trackable,
  • referable,
  • identifiable,
  • attributable.
  •unimaginative (adjective)
  • ho hum,
  • more well-worn,
  • un imaginative,
  • more well worn,
  • wellworn,
  • most pabulum,
  • most wellworn,
  • more wellworn,
  • well-worn,
  • more zero,
  • un creative,
  • un inspired,
  • well worn,
  • un-creative,
  • most zero,
  • un-inspired,
  • matter of fact,
  • un-imaginative,
  • dull as dishwater,
  • more pabulum,
  • most well worn,
  • dime dozen,
  • most well-worn,
  • un romantic,
  • un-romantic.
  •unoriginal (adjective)
  • predictable.

• n.

  •
  • hereditary,
  • transmitted,
  • Caused,
  • compound,
  • imitative,
  • obtained from,
  • copied,
  • secondary,
  • rehashed,
  • secondhand,
  • coming from,
  • warmed-over,
  • derivation,
  • affix,
  • plagiarized,
  • not original,
  • not fundamental,
  • Inferred,
  • ancestral,
  • inferential,
  • Borrowed,
  • Evolved,
  • blend,
  • acquired.
  •
  • arbitrage,
  • blue-chip,
  • kin,
  • capital gains tax,
  • bond.
  •
  • dreary,
  • boring,
  • tedious,
  • unexciting,
  • uninteresting,
  • dull,
  • humdrum,
  • mind-numbing,
  • trivial,
  • uninspired.
  •branch (noun)
  • ex-tensions,
  • out posts,
  • sub divisions,
  • ex tension,
  • sub section,
  • de pendencies,
  • de pendency,
  • sub-division,
  • ex-tension,
  • out-posts,
  • sub division,
  • sub sections,
  • sub-divisions,
  • de-pendencies,
  • de-pendency.
  •cognition (noun)
  • differential,
  • first derivative,
  • derived function,
  • differential coefficient.
  •derivative (noun)
  • derived,
  • derivative instrument.
  •outgrowth (noun)
  • end results,
  • after effect,
  • out growth,
  • out-come,
  • out-growth,
  • out come,
  • out comes,
  • out-growths,
  • out growths,
  • out-comes.
  •product, descendant (noun)
  • wave,
  • by-product.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • contrarian,
  • simple interest,
  • phrasing,
  • anaphora,
  • fund manager,
  • equity capital,
  • Reinvest,
  • outpouring,
  • hedge fund,
  • investor,
  • pump priming,
  • friendly society,
  • derivational,
  • venture capital,
  • private equity,
  • apposition,
  • brand name,
  • phraseology,
  • disinvestment,
  • junk bond,
  • earnings per share,
  • Nominalize,
  • soft commodities,
  • canonical form,
  • inward investment,
  • producer goods,
  • byproduct,
  • white knight,
  • mutual fund,
  • investment trust,
  • branch,
  • tracker fund,
  • gilt-edged,
  • spinoff,
  • unearned income,
  • stake,
  • brand leader,
  • short selling,
  • capital-intensive,
  • treasury bill,
  • descendant,
  • suffix,
  • appropriacy,
  • tester,
  • end product,
  • trust fund,
  • componential analysis,
  • phrasal,
  • Divestment,
  • diminutive,
  • debenture,
  • limited liability.
  •
  • prototype,
  • future,
  • capital,
  • verbalize,
  • annuity,
  • commodity,
  • soft goods,
  • series,
  • market leader,
  • rollover,
  • maturity,
  • investment,
  • widget,
  • prospectus,
  • etymology,
  • pay out,
  • public ownership,
  • offshore,
  • prefix.
  •
  • derive,
  • margin,
  • performance,
  • form,
  • brand,
  • ending,
  • stem.
  •
  • lineup,
  • generation,
  • portfolio,
  • share,
  • suite,
  • fund,
  • trust,
  • product.
  •
  • model.
  •
  • return,
  • mature.
  •
  • unit.
  •
  • make.
  •
  • line.

Paraphrases for Derivative:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    derivatives.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    indirect, consequential, processed, related.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    spinoff.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    derived, secondary.
  • Proper noun, singular
    derived, products.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    derivation.

Antonyms for Derivative:

• adj.

  • borrowed, transmitted from source
    inventive, original, Unborrowed, superior, unique, important.
  • Other antonyms:
    basic, underived, primary, fundamental, first.

• n.

  • product, descendant
    source, root, invention.

Derivative Sentence Examples:

• And if species are developed in the same way in nature, a primitive stock and its modifications may, occasionally, all find the conditions fitted for their existence; and though they come into competition, to a certain extent, with one another, the derivative species may not necessarily extirpate the primitive one, or 'vice versa'.

• Otherwise, knowledge would be a merely derivative product, capable of being stated in terms of something else, and in the end in terms of matter and motion.

Homophones for Derivative:

• drift off.

Hypernym for Derivative:

• n.

  • cognition
    partial derivative, partial, curvature.

Hyponym for Derivative:

• n.

  • cognition
    computation, reckoning, calculation, figuring.
  • communication
    word.
  • substance
    compound, chemical compound.