Antonyms for responsive

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ri-spon-siv

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈspɒn sɪv

Definition of responsive

Origin : early 15c., "making answer," from Middle French responsif and directly from Late Latin responsivus "answering," from Latin respons-, past participle stem of respondere (see respond). Meaning "responding to influence or action" is from 1762. Related: Responsively; responsiveness.

adj quick to react

Example sentences :

It revealed surely a tender heart, one responsive to a pure love.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

A new and excited note had come into his voice, responsive to her own.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

She, on her part, fell at once attentive, grave and responsive.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

What this efficient cause is, is a question that awakens no responsive inquiry.
Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright

And responsive out of his deeps had come the new thing—love.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

There was no answer and no responsive movement, and the Captain bent his head and listened.
Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

Responsive to that gesture, Gonzaga faced the pinioned captain truculently.
Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini

It is the Responsive God that we long for, and how shall we reach Him?
Extract from : « The Romance of the Soul » by Lilian Staveley

There was indeed the dimmest suggestion in her face and voice of a responsive mood.
Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic

The atmosphere about them was not thrilling in responsive sympathy.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

Synonyms for responsive

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