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respective

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of respective

not the same or shared

  • it was late when the concert let out, so we all went our respective ways
Synonyms of respective

different, individual, separate
Words Related to respective

disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, divergent, diverse, unalike, varied, various
Near Antonyms of respective

identical, selfsame, very
Antonyms of respective

same

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