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responsive

adj · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɹɪˈspɒn.sɪv/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ɹɪˈspɑn.sɪv/
  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 S P AA1 N S IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Answering, replying or responding

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Able to receive and respond to external stimuli.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Using antiphons; antiphonal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Susceptible to the feelings of others.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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5

adj

Meaning 5

Automatically resizing and repositioning elements to fit the available space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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6

adj

Meaning 6

Suited to something else; correspondent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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7

adj

Meaning 7

Responsible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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8

adjective

Meaning 8

readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unresponsive

9

adjective

Meaning 9

containing or using responses; alternating

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • responsive reading
  • antiphonal laughter

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: antiphonal

Antonyms: none provided

10

adjective satellite

Meaning 10

reacting to a stimulus

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reactive

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle French responsif, from Late Latin responsivus.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: отговарящ (otgovarjašt) — answering, replying or responding
  • Finnish: reagoiva — answering, replying or responding
  • Greek: αποκριτικός (apokritikós) — answering, replying or responding
  • Hungarian: reagáló — answering, replying or responding
  • Hungarian: válaszoló — answering, replying or responding
  • Hungarian: felelő — answering, replying or responding
  • Hungarian: reagál — answering, replying or responding
  • Polish: odpowiadający — answering, replying or responding
  • Spanish: responsivo — answering, replying or responding
  • Spanish: respondiente — answering, replying or responding
  • Spanish: respondedor — answering, replying or responding
  • Spanish: contestador — answering, replying or responding
  • Spanish: contestante — answering, replying or responding
  • Finnish: reagoiva — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • French: sensible — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • German: ansprechbar — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • Hungarian: fogékony — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • Hungarian: együttműködő — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • Hungarian: készséges — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • Hungarian: érzékeny — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • Hungarian: rugalmas — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • Italian: sensibile — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • Portuguese: sensível — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • Romanian: sensibil — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • Romanian: simțitor — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • Romanian: răspundent — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • Spanish: sensible — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • Spanish: responsivo — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • Spanish: receptivo — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • Spanish: reaccionante — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • Swedish: responsiv — able to receive and respond to external stimuli
  • Bulgarian: отзивчив (otzivčiv) — susceptible to the feelings of others
  • Bulgarian: чувствителен (čuvstvitelen) — susceptible to the feelings of others
  • Finnish: herkkä — susceptible to the feelings of others
  • Hungarian: odafigyelő — susceptible to the feelings of others
  • Hungarian: empatikus — susceptible to the feelings of others
  • Spanish: empático — susceptible to the feelings of others
  • Spanish: responsivo — susceptible to the feelings of others
  • Spanish: reaccionante — susceptible to the feelings of others
  • Spanish: receptivo — susceptible to the feelings of others
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