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[ adjective ] considered individually

Synonyms

various several

Examples

"the respective club members" "specialists in their several fields" "the various reports all agreed"

Used in print

(R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)

Hercule_Poirot and Lord_Peter_Whimsey ( the respective creations of Agatha_Christie and Dorothy_Sayers ) have retained Holmes ' egotism but not his zest for life and eccentric habits .

(Grants-in-Aid and Other Financial Assistance...)

The method used for computing the respective Federal and State shares in total program costs is specifically set_forth in the Act .

Related terms

individual

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Rhymes with

introspective prospective retrospective irrespective prospective irrespective introspective retrospective perspective detective detective elective effective reflective ineffective defective infective invective directive protective effective elective protective defective infective reflective directive invective ineffective effective collective directive selective objective connective subjective receptive unreceptive deceptive affective selective collective connective directive corrective directive affective effective receptive deceptive unreceptive predictive vindictive seductive contraceptive redemptive perceptive active disincentive incentive reconstructive destructive instructive constructive restrictive obstructive reactive vindictive seductive inactive predictive radioactive hyperactive redemptive imperative comparative competitive consecutive decorative repetitive executive uncompetitive noncompetitive redemptive incentive disincentive reactive inactive adjective productive unproductive reproductive nonproductive disruptive sedative radioactive octave inattentive preemptive addictive redemptive inventive assertive preventive addictive unproductive productive conductive reproductive photoconductive nonproductive attentive adjective photoconductive conductive inattentive disruptive instinctive distinctive attentive negative exploitive proactive interactive retroactive overactive iterative representative creative fixative alliterative expletive rep administrative inventive preventive appreciative superlative eruptive assertive plaintive unattractive attractive counterproductive refractive descriptive furtive native tentative digestive restive festive relative narrative attractive unattractive refractive cooperative iterative alliterative inoperative creative vituperative operative uncooperative recuperative administrative presumptive legislative quantitative deliberative tentative congestive initiative indicative appreciative preventative digestive representative elucidative argumentative suggestive unrepresentative commemorative counterproductive eruptive lucrative laxative secretive supportive interpretive illustrative substantive appointive demonstrative presumptive ultraconservative deliberative quantitative initiative

Phonetic and Homophones

R IY0 S P EH1 K T IH0 V
R IH0 S P EH1 K T IH0 V

Similar Spelling

respectively respect respecter respected respects respectable respectful respect_to respectably Respess respectfully

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