What does respective mean?

respective means "considered individually".

How many syllables are in respective?

respective has 3 syllables: re-spec-tive. The stress falls on "spec". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈspɛktɪv/.

What is another word for respective?

Close synonyms include several, various. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is respective a common word?

respective is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with respective?

5 words rhyme with respective. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

respective — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
considered individually
“the respective club members”
“specialists in their several fields”
“the various reports all agreed”
Synonymsseveral various
Similarindividual

Questions about respective

What does respective mean?: respective means "considered individually".
How many syllables are in respective?: respective has 3 syllables: re-spec-tive. The stress falls on "spec". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈspɛktɪv/.

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