Synonyms & related words for responsive

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of responsive — including reactive, responding, answering, receptive, sensitive, replying. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to responsive

Explore words related to responsive — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include responsively, nonresponsive, irresponsive, responsiveness, responds, unresponsive, response, chemoreceptive. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for responsive

Common synonyms for responsive include reactive, responding, answering, receptive, sensitive, replying, antiphonal, hypersensitive — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does responsive come from?

The word responsive breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root spons-, from Latin spondeo (“pledge, promise”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.