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responsive
adjective /rɪˈspɒn.sɪv/
/-ˈspɑːn-/ Definition
› making a positive and quick reaction to something or someone: a responsive engine a responsive audience She wasn't responsive to questioning. The disease has proved responsive to the new treatment. → Opposite unresponsiveReacting and responding responsively
/-li/ adverb Reacting and responding responsiveness
/-nəs/ noun [U]
(Definition of responsive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alert adjective
- and the same to you with (brass) knobs on idiom
- backlash noun
- chain reaction noun
- counteract verb
- countermeasure noun
- go over phrasal verb
- greet verb
- react verb
- reactive adjective
- receive verb (WELCOME)
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