respective
respective is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own; as, they returned to their respective places of abode.
- 2.Fitted to awaken respect. [Obs.] Shak.
- 3.Rendering respect; respectful; regardful. [Obs.] With respective shame, rose, took us by the hands. Chapman. With thy equals familiar, yet respective. Lord Burleigh.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- administer
- administration
- allocate
- allocation
- allot
- allotment
- allowance
- appoint
- appointment
- apportion
- apportionment
- appropriate
- appropriation
- assign
- assignment
- billet
- carve
- cast
- come
- consignment
- contingent
- deal
- detail
- dispensation
- dispense
- distribute
- distribution
- divide
- dividend
- division
- dole
- dose
- each
- fair
- for
- lot
- measure
- meed
- mess
- mete
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is respective.
- What is relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own; as, they returned to their respective places of abode called?
- What is rendering respect; respectful; regardful. [Obs.] With respective shame, rose, took us by the hands. Chapman. With thy equals familiar, yet respective. Lord Burleigh called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
- Canonical URL: https://worddirectanswers.com/word/respective
- Steward: Jason Burns