Definitions

reciprocated

[ri-sip-ruh-key-tid] / rɪˈsɪp rəˌkeɪ tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

changed

Synonyms

STRONG

alternated bartered commutated interchanged replaced restored returned reversed rotated shuffled substituted swapped switched traded transferred transposed

Antonyms

WEAK

final kept permanent placed stabilized stored unchanged unmodified unvaried

ADJECTIVE

mutual

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bilateral collective reciprocal

WEAK

associated communal conjoint conjunct connected convertible correlative dependent give-and-take given and taken interactive interchangeable interchanged interdependent intermutual joint partaken participated public related requited respective returned two-sided united

Antonyms

WEAK

detached dissociated distinct separate unshared

ADJECTIVE

reciprocative

Synonyms

WEAK

associated bilateral collective communal conjoint conjunct connected convertible correlative dependent give-and-take given and taken interactive interchangeable interchanged interdependent intermutual joint partaken participated public reciprocal related requited respective returned two-sided united

ADJECTIVE

repeated

Synonyms

STRONG

copied duplicated imitated recast redone reduplicated refashioned remade replicated reproduced reworked

WEAK

done over

Example Sentences

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Whether or not that admiration is reciprocated is hard to say.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Nevertheless her desire to turn the page may not be reciprocated.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

The sentiment was amply reciprocated across the Israeli political spectrum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

The new Green leader reciprocated with public praise for Corbyn on Radio 4 shortly afterwards.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

But my efforts to extend the olive branch of friendship were rarely if ever reciprocated.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad