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responsive

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of responsive

1 producing or exhibiting a desired reaction to

The students were extremely responsive to the lecture and even stayed late to ask questions of the presenter.

Much to the doctor's surprise, the patient was not responsive to the therapy.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of responsive

demonstrative, excitable, feeling, passionate, sensitive

broad-minded, open, open-minded, receptive

interested, involved, willing

affecting, emotional, impactful, impressive, moving, poignant, stirring, touching

eloquent, expressive, meaningful, significant

exciting, inspirational, provoking, rousing, stimulating

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of responsive

unaffecting, unemotional, unimpressive

narrow-minded, unreceptive

2 inclined to act or respond readily or without hesitation

He bought a car with responsive steering.

The small business is always responsive to customer needs.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of responsive

prepared, prompt, quick, swift

alacritous, expeditious

amenable, disposed, fain, game, glad, inclined, minded, willing

favorable, receptive

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of responsive

crawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, lazy, lazyish, leisurely, logy (also loggy), poking, poky (or pokey), slothful, slow, slowish, sluggish, tardy, unhurried

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