| reciprocal | | |
| n. (linkdef) | 1. reciprocal | something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else.; "risk is the reciprocal of safety" |
| ~ reciprocality, reciprocity | a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence. |
| n. (linkdef) | 2. multiplicative inverse, reciprocal | (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7. |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ inverse, opposite | something inverted in sequence or character or effect.; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" |
| n. (act) | 3. reciprocal, reciprocal cross | hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype. |
| ~ crossbreeding, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding, cross, crossing | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids. |
| adj. | 4. mutual, reciprocal | concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return.; "reciprocal aid"; "reciprocal trade"; "mutual respect"; "reciprocal privileges at other clubs" |
| ~ bilateral | affecting or undertaken by two parties.; "a bilateral agreement between the United States and Japan" |
| ~ trilateral | involving three parties.; "trilateral talks" |
| ~ correlative | expressing a reciprocal or complementary relation.; "correlative conjunctions" |
| ~ interactional, interactive | capable of acting on or influencing each other. |
| ~ reciprocative, reciprocatory | moving alternately backward and forward. |
| ~ reciprocative, reciprocatory | given or done or owed to each other. |
| adj. | 5. reciprocal | of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function.; "the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a" |
| ~ inverse | opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity.; "a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)" |
| payback | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. payback | financial return or reward (especially returns equal to the initial investment). |
| ~ proceeds, take, takings, yield, payoff, issue, return | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property.; "the average return was about 5%" |
| n. (act) | 2. payback, retribution, vengeance | the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life.; "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"; "For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge"; "he swore vengeance on the man who betrayed him"; "the swiftness of divine retribution" |
| ~ retaliation, revenge | action taken in return for an injury or offense. |
| response | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. response | a result.; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa" |
| ~ consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" |
| ~ reaction | a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude.; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp" |
| n. (act) | 2. reaction, response | a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent.; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age" |
| ~ automatism | any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy). |
| ~ rebound | a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration.; "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death" |
| ~ overreaction | an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior. |
| ~ electrical skin response, electrodermal response, fere phenomenon, galvanic skin response, gsr, psychogalvanic response, tarchanoff phenomenon | a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body. |
| ~ immune reaction, immune response, immunologic response | a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen. |
| ~ tropism | an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source. |
| ~ taxis | a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism. |
| ~ kinesis | a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation. |
| ~ double take | a delayed reaction indicating surprise. |
| ~ inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus. |
| ~ learned reaction, learned response | a reaction that has been acquired by learning. |
| ~ passing, passage | a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another.; "the passage of air from the lungs"; "the passing of flatus" |
| ~ answer | a nonverbal reaction.; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me" |
| ~ transfusion reaction | reaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not compatible with its own blood; an adverse reaction can range from fever and hives to renal failure and shock and death. |
| ~ bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity | an organic process that takes place in the body.; "respiratory activity" |
| n. (communication) | 3. answer, reply, response | a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation.; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics" |
| ~ statement | a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc.; "according to his statement he was in London on that day" |
| ~ rescript | a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality. |
| ~ feedback | response to an inquiry or experiment. |
| n. (communication) | 4. reception, response | the manner in which something is greeted.; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" |
| ~ greeting, salutation | (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting). |
| n. (communication) | 5. response | a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister. |
| ~ phrase | an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence. |
| n. (communication) | 6. reply, response | the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange.; "he growled his reply" |
| ~ counterblast | a vigorous and unrestrained response.; "her tirade provoked a counterblast from her husband" |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| ~ non sequitur | a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it. |
| ~ comeback, rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, counter, return | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one).; "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" |
| ~ echo | a reply that repeats what has just been said. |
| ~ answer | the speech act of replying to a question. |
| n. (attribute) | 7. response | the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals. |
| ~ fashion, manner, mode, style, way | how something is done or how it happens.; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion" |
| reward | | |
| n. (event) | 1. payoff, reward, wages | a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing.; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward" |
| ~ aftermath, consequence | the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual. |
| n. (possession) | 2. reward | payment made in return for a service rendered. |
| ~ bounty, premium | payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military. |
| ~ payment | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged. |
| ~ honorarium | a fee paid for a nominally free service. |
| ~ blood money | a reward for information about a murderer. |
| ~ guerdon | a reward or payment. |
| ~ meed | a fitting reward. |
| n. (act) | 3. reinforcement, reward | an act performed to strengthen approved behavior. |
| ~ approval, approving, blessing | the formal act of approving.; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" |
| ~ carrot | promise of reward as in.; "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote" |
| n. (communication) | 4. reward | the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property. |
| ~ offering, offer | something offered (as a proposal or bid).; "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds" |
| ~ price | a monetary reward for helping to catch a criminal.; "the cattle thief has a price on his head" |
| n. (attribute) | 5. advantage, reward | benefit resulting from some event or action.; "it turned out to my advantage"; "reaping the rewards of generosity" |
| ~ benefit, welfare | something that aids or promotes well-being.; "for the benefit of all" |
| v. (social) | 6. honor, honour, reward | bestow honor or rewards upon.; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action" |
| ~ salute, toast, wassail, drink, pledge | propose a toast to.; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" |
| ~ recognise, recognize | show approval or appreciation of.; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean" |
| ~ dignify, ennoble | confer dignity or honor upon.; "He was dignified with a title" |
| ~ decorate | award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to.; "He was decorated for his services in the military" |
| v. (communication) | 7. reinforce, reward | strengthen and support with rewards.; "Let's reinforce good behavior" |
| ~ instruct, teach, learn | impart skills or knowledge to.; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat" |
| v. (possession) | 8. pay back, repay, reward | act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions. |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| recompense | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. recompense | payment or reward (as for service rendered). |
| ~ allowance, adjustment | an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances.; "an allowance for profit" |
| ~ payment | a sum of money paid or a claim discharged. |
| ~ compensation | something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury). |
| n. (act) | 2. compensation, recompense | the act of compensating for service or loss or injury. |
| ~ correction, rectification | the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right. |
| ~ indemnification | an act of compensation for actual loss or damage or for trouble and annoyance. |
| v. (possession) | 3. compensate, indemnify, recompense, repair | make amends for; pay compensation for.; "One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"; "She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident" |
| ~ pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| ~ give | deliver in exchange or recompense.; "I'll give you three books for four CDs" |
| v. (possession) | 4. compensate, recompense, remunerate | make payment to; compensate.; "My efforts were not remunerated" |
| ~ recoup, reimburse | reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss. |
| ~ pay | give money, usually in exchange for goods or services.; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| retaliate | | |
| v. (competition) | 1. avenge, retaliate, revenge | take revenge for a perceived wrong.; "He wants to avenge the murder of his brother" |
| ~ get back, get even | take revenge or even out a score.; "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even" |
| ~ penalise, penalize, punish | impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on.; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again" |
| v. (competition) | 2. retaliate, strike back | make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil.; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing" |
| ~ strike, hit | make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" |
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