responsive

Questions about responsive

What does responsive mean?

responsive means "containing or using responses; alternating". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in responsive?

responsive has 3 syllables: re-spon-sive. The stress falls on "spon". In IPA it is /ɹɪˈspɑnsɪv/.

What is another word for responsive?

Close synonyms include antiphonal, reactive. 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.

What is the opposite of responsive?

The recorded antonyms are unresponsive.

Is responsive a common word?

responsive 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 responsive?

1 word rhymes with responsive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.