consultative

adjective

con·​sul·​ta·​tive kən-ˈsəl-tə-tiv  ˈkän(t)-səl-ˌtā-tiv 

: of, relating to, or intended for consultation : advisory

a consultative committee

a consultative document

Examples of consultative in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To upskill in sales, focus on consultative selling approaches, objection handling, and relationship management. —Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025

Procedurally fair institutions are likely to be more consultative in their decision-making, to not arbitrarily favor the great powers, and to not single out a rising power as being inferior to others. —Rohan Mukherjee, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2023

Enterprises typically use outside consultants and service companies to help manually prepare the data, resulting in expensive consultative costs and delayed outcomes. —Sridhar Ratakonda, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025

Trump will be less consultative, more unpredictable, less generous in providing assistance, and will demand that allies and partners pay more for American protection, but the result may not be so very different. —Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for consultative

• resultative

Medical Definition

consultative

adjective

con·​sul·​ta·​tive kən-ˈsəl-tət-iv  ˈkän(t)-səl-ˌtāt-iv 

: of, relating to, or intended for consultation

neurologic services are typically consultative

—Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology