Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for conducive. Search instead for conducing.
Synonyms

conducive

American  
[kuhn-doo-siv, -dyoo-] / kənˈdu sɪv, -ˈdyu- /

adjective

  1. tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable (usually followed byto ).

    Good eating habits are conducive to good health.
conducive British  
/ kənˈdjuːsɪv /

adjective

  1. contributing, leading, or tending

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • conduciveness noun
  • nonconducive adjective
  • nonconduciveness noun
  • unconducive adjective
  • unconducively adverb
  • unconduciveness noun

Etymology

Origin of conducive

First recorded in 1640–50; conduce + -ive

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Restaurant sales have risen 4.5% in the 12 months — an increase conducive with a steadily expanding economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The format typically featured a handsome photograph of an empty, book-lined study, under which ran an explanatory account by the absent author identifying those elements particularly conducive to his or her creative process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

He had seen the forecast that day — a National Weather Service alert had warned of weather conducive to wildfires — and handling any lingering hot spots would be easier with hoses in place.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

One Leeds grandmother says her 11-year-old granddaughter is often "freezing" at school wearing her blazer, as opposed to a jumper: "That isn't conducive to children's learning."

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Little can be said in favor of prison, but enforced isolation is conducive to study.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.