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responsive |
Grep of noun responsive responsiveness Overview of adj responsive The adj responsive has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. responsive, antiphonal -- ((religion) containing or using responses or antiphons recited or sung in alternation; "responsive reading"; "antiphonal liturgy") 2. responsive -- (readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion; "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience") 3. responsive, tractable -- (susceptible to suggestion; "a personality responsive to your desires") 4. responsive -- (readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student") 5. responsive -- (susceptible to the feelings or attitudes of others "keeping government in America responsive to the will of the people") Antonyms of adj responsive 4 of 5 senses of responsive Sense 2 responsive (vs. unresponsive) unresponsive (vs. responsive) Sense 3 responsive, tractable INDIRECT (VIA amenable) -> unamenable Sense 4 responsive INDIRECT (VIA susceptible) -> unsusceptible, insusceptible Sense 5 responsive INDIRECT (VIA sensitive) -> insensitive Similarity of adj responsive 5 senses of responsive Sense 1 responsive, antiphonal Pertains to noun response (Sense 5) =>response => phrase Sense 2 responsive (vs. unresponsive) => answering, respondent Also See-> sensitive#1; sensitive#2 Sense 3 responsive, tractable => amenable (vs. unamenable) Sense 4 responsive => susceptible (vs. unsusceptible) Sense 5 responsive => sensitive (vs. insensitive) Attributes of adj responsive Familiarity of adj responsive responsive used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj responsive responsive unresponsive Overview of adj responsive The adj responsive has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. responsive, antiphonal -- ((religion) containing or using responses or antiphons recited or sung in alternation; "responsive reading"; "antiphonal liturgy") 2. responsive -- (readily reacting to people or events; showing emotion; "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience") 3. responsive, tractable -- (susceptible to suggestion; "a personality responsive to your desires") 4. responsive -- (readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student") 5. responsive -- (susceptible to the feelings or attitudes of others "keeping government in America responsive to the will of the people")
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