What is "responsive" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does responsive mean in English? Meaning of responsive definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "responsive" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "responsive": containing or using responses; alternating

Adjective

  • Meaning: containing or using responses; alternating
  • Example: responsive reading antiphonal laughter
  • Synonyms: antiphonal responsive
  • Meaning of "responsive": readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion

    Adjective

  • Meaning: readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion
  • Example: children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience
  • Synonyms: responsive
  • Antonyms: unresponsive
  • Similar: answering respondent
  • Also see: sensitive
  • Meaning of "responsive": reacting to a stimulus

    Adjective

  • Meaning: reacting to a stimulus
  • Example: the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons
  • Synonyms: reactive responsive
  • Similar: sensitive
  • Adjective: Answering, replying or responding.Able to receive and respond to external stimuli.Using antiphons; antiphonal.Susceptible to the feelings of others.(obsolete) Suited to something else; correspondent. Alexander Pope The vocal lay responsive to the strings.Alexander Pope The vocal lay responsive to the strings.(obsolete) responsible (Can we find and add a quotation of Jeremy Taylor to this entry?)
  • Synonyms:

    sympathetic, sensible, conscious, susceptible, receptive, compassionate, aware, sensitive, active, alive, awake, forthcoming, impressionable, kindhearted, open, passionate, perceptive, persuadable, sentient, sharp, softhearted, tender, warm, warmhearted, respondent, susceptive, reactive, acknowledging, answering, influenceable, replying, sensile,

    Antonyms:

    merciless, unfeeling, unfriendly, senseless, ignorant, impassive, indifferent, unaware, unresponsive, unconscious, unsusceptible, insensitive,

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    responsive in English: responsive
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