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(re-spec-tive) 3 syllables

Definition

adjective. relating to each one separately.

Example Sentence

Then both men fell and were carried to their respective lodgings.

More Example Sentences

Each team worked on their respective projects.

Synonyms

individual; particular; own

Antonyms

indefinite

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respective
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Rhymes

  • affective
  • collective
  • connective
  • corrective
  • defective
  • detective
  • directive
  • effective
  • elective
  • infective
  • invective
  • objective
  • perspective
  • projective
  • prospective
  • protective
  • reflective
  • respective
  • selective
  • subjective

  • ineffective
  • introspective
  • irrespective
  • retrospective

  • anti-infective
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