RECIPROCAL Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word reciprocal. (close relations)
reciprocity
Best Alternative Words for RECIPROCAL
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mutual | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return adjective satellite • common to or shared by two or more parties | ||||||||
complementary | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments) adjective satellite • of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other • acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) | ||||||||
cooperative | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit noun • a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners • an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it adjective satellite • involving the joint activity of two or more • willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement | ||||||||
corresponding | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • accompanying • similar especially in position or purpose • conforming in every respect | ||||||||
interchangeable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged • capable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability | ||||||||
shared | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • have in common; held or experienced in common adjective satellite • distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose | ||||||||
give-and-take | nounn | |||||||
noun • an exchange of views on some topic • light teasing repartee • mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) | ||||||||
multiplicative inverse | nounn | |||||||
noun • (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7 | ||||||||
contrary | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a relation of direct opposition • exact opposition • a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false adjective satellite • very opposed in nature or character or purpose • of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false • resistant to guidance or discipline • in an opposing direction | ||||||||
converse | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a proposition obtained by conversion adjective satellite • of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other • turned about in order or relation verb • carry on a conversation | ||||||||
cross | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry • a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece • a marking that consists of lines that cross each other • any affliction that causes great suffering • (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species • (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids adjective satellite • extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis • annoyed and irritable verb • travel across or pass over • meet at a point • hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of • fold so as to resemble a cross • to cover or extend over an area or time period • meet and pass • trace a line through or across • breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties | ||||||||
inverse | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity noun • something inverted in sequence or character or effect adjective satellite • reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect | ||||||||
inverted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk adjective satellite • being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed | ||||||||
opposite | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem noun • a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other • a relation of direct opposition • a contestant that you are matched against • something inverted in sequence or character or effect adverb • directly facing each other adjective satellite • being directly across from each other; facing • moving or facing away from each other • the other one of a complementary pair • altogether different in nature or quality or significance • characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed | ||||||||
reflexive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent adjective satellite • without volition or conscious control • referring back to itself | ||||||||
two-way | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • supported by both sides • involving two parts or elements • operating or permitting operation in either of two opposite directions | ||||||||
reciprocal cross | nounn | |||||||
noun • hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype |