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- [ri-spon-siv]
- /rɪˈspɒn sɪv/
- /rɪˈspɒn.sɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-spon-siv]
- /rɪˈspɒn sɪv/
Definitions of responsive word
- adjective responsive responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government. 1
- adjective responsive Physiology. acting in response, as to some stimulus. 1
- adjective responsive characterized by the use of responses: responsive worship. 1
- adjective responsive reacting quickly 1
- adjective responsive person: interacting 1
- adjective responsive person: reacting, interacting 1
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Origin of responsive
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425; late Middle English word from Late Latin word respōnsīvus. See response, -ive
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Parts of speech for Responsive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
responsive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for responsive
adj responsive
- acceptive — ready or willing to accept
- affectable — having the ability to be influenced or affected by something
- alive to — fully aware of; perceiving
- amenable — If you are amenable to something, you are willing to do it or accept it.
- amiable — Someone who is amiable is friendly and pleasant to be with.
adjective responsive
- acknowledging — Present participle of acknowledg.
- agile — Someone who is agile can move quickly and easily.
- answering — Present participle of answer.
- attentive — If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
- aware — If you are aware of something, you know about it.
Antonyms for responsive
adj responsive
- algid — chilly or cold
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- antarctic — The Antarctic is the area around the South Pole.
- apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
adjective responsive
- algific — Producing cold; covered in ice.
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- anaesthetized — anesthetize.
- casehardened — Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
- chill — When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
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