Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word
Synonyms for reciprocation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ri-sip-ruh-key-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˌsɪp rəˈkeɪ ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for reciprocation
Définition of reciprocation
Origin :- 1520s, "mode of expression;" 1560s, "act of reciprocating," from Latin reciprocationem (nominative reciprocatio) "retrogression, alternation, ebb," noun of action from past participle stem of reciprocare "move back, turn back," also "come and go, move back and forth;" from reciprocus (see reciprocal).
- noun retaliation
- She saw in either—as around—only a reciprocation of contempt.
- Extract from : « Paul Clifford, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Her lack of reciprocation did not abate his passion, it aggravated it.
- Extract from : « In the Roar of the Sea » by Sabine Baring-Gould
- But it remains fixed in one place, without any reciprocation of love.
- Extract from : « The Insect » by Jules Michelet
- This was reciprocation of derogatory sentiment with a vengeance!
- Extract from : « The Landloper » by Holman Day
- Such is the relation of the terms of a syllogism in regard to reciprocation and antithesis.
- Extract from : « Aristotle » by George Grote
- In love I recognise solely the principle of reciprocation, as it obtains in Nature.
- Extract from : « The Precipice » by Ivan Goncharov
- A rotary or other movement may be obtained from this reciprocation.
- Extract from : « The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla » by Thomas Commerford Martin
- Every sentiment seemed a reciprocation of sympathy, and every look, of intelligence.
- Extract from : « Coelebs In Search of a Wife » by Hannah More
- Two days after this reciprocation of kindness, the Buccaneers bid farewell to these friendly Islanders.
- Extract from : « History of the Buccaneers of America » by James Burney
- I watched Rita and could not find that I aroused one single feeling of reciprocation in her breast.
- Extract from : « A Summer's Outing » by Carter H. Harrison
Antonyms for reciprocation
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019