/ Thesaurus / R Synonyms of retentiveness Find synonyms for: Noun1. memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity, faculty, mental faculty, moduleusage: the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"2. retentiveness, retentivity, acquisitivenessusage: the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired3. retentiveness, retentivity, retention, impermeability, impermeablenessusage: the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: malady Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language