Suffix - ive, -ist, -ism

-ive

tending to

attractive

tending to be pleasing or appealing to the senses

unattractive

tending to be pleasing or appealing to the senses

reactive

tending to react, or show a response to something

journalism

the activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites

optimism

a quality or state of being hopeful or confident of the success of something

terrorism

a state of terror, an act of terror

-ist

one who

optimist

one who tends to be hopeful or confident about the success of something

terrorist

one who uses terror

journalist

one who works for a newspaper, magazine, or news website

-ism

quality, state of