performative

Meanings

Plural: performatives

Adj

Being enacted as it is said.
Being done as a performance in order to create an impression.

Noun

A performative utterance.

Origin / Etymology

From perform + -ative.

Synonyms

performatory, workly

Scrabble Score: 22

performative is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
performative is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
performative is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

performative is a valid Words With Friends word