nonreciprocal

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adjective

Not reciprocal; not returned in kind.

Similar
antireciprocalnonreciprocatingunansweredunreciprocatedunrequited
Opposite
reciprocal
OriginEnglish reciprocal ← Latin reciprocus ← Middle English non- →
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Meanings

adjectivenonreciprocal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot reciprocal; not returned in kind.

    Synonyms: antireciprocal

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot reciprocal; not returned in kind.

Similar
antireciprocal

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot reciprocal

Similar
nonreciprocatingunansweredunreciprocatedunrequited
Opposite
reciprocal
Also see
antireciprocalnonreciprocatingunansweredunreciprocatedunrequited

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Latinreciprocus
  15. Englishreciprocal
  16. Englishnonreciprocal

From non- + reciprocal.

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APA

nonreciprocal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonreciprocal

MLA

“nonreciprocal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonreciprocal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonreciprocal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonreciprocal.

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