performative

Plural: performatives

Adj

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

Noun

A performative utterance.

Examples

Saying "I do" as part of a wedding ceremony is performative, enacting a marriage.

Origin / Etymology

From perform + -ative.

Synonyms

performatory, workly

Scrabble Score: 22

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

Words With Friends Score: 25

performative: valid Words With Friends Word