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1. reciprocal-inhibition_therapy
noun. a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might be conditioned to a stimulus that previously evoked anxiety.
Synonyms
- behavior therapy
- reciprocal inhibition
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2. reciprocal
adjective. ['rɪˈsɪprəkəl'] concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return.
Synonyms
- bilateral
- correlative
- mutual
- reciprocative
- reciprocatory
- interactional
- interactive
Antonyms
- right triangle
- unilateral
- asymmetrical
- unrelated
Etymology
- reciprocus (Latin)
3. reciprocal
noun. ['rɪˈsɪprəkəl'] hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype.
Synonyms
- crossbreeding
- crossing
- hybridization
- hybridisation
- reciprocal cross
- hybridizing
- interbreeding
Antonyms
- antagonistic
- good-natured
- lengthwise
- uncross
Etymology
- reciprocus (Latin)
4. reciprocal
noun. ['rɪˈsɪprəkəl'] (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7.
Synonyms
- inverse
- opposite
Antonyms
- forward
- synonym
- same
Etymology
- reciprocus (Latin)
5. reciprocal
adjective. ['rɪˈsɪprəkəl'] of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function.
Antonyms
- oblique triangle
Etymology
- reciprocus (Latin)
6. reciprocal
noun. ['rɪˈsɪprəkəl'] something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else.
Synonyms
- reciprocity
Antonyms
- unreciprocated
- unanswered
Etymology
- reciprocus (Latin)
7. pronoun
noun. ['ˈproʊnaʊn'] a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase.
Synonyms
- reciprocal pronoun
- personal pronoun
- anaphoric pronoun
- function word
- relative pronoun
- demonstrative
- closed-class word
Antonyms
- reserved
- uninstructive