penetrating vs penetrative

penetrating and penetrative both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
penetrating	No	Yes	No	No
penetrative	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, penetrating and penetrative are synonyms defined as:

penetrating and penetrative: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

Other synonyms of penetrating include acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, piercing, sharp.

As adjectives, penetrating and penetrative are synonyms defined as:

penetrating and penetrative: tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing

penetrating (adjective)	penetrative (adjective)
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions	having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing	tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing