reciprocated

American  

[ri-sip-ruh-key-tid] / rɪˈsɪp rəˌkeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. given, done, or felt in return.

   When I greeted the lady who walked by my house every morning, she looked right through me as if I were invisible, with no reciprocated response.

2. given and received, or equally engaged in, by both parties; mutual.

   In its most developed form, love occurs within a reciprocated relationship with another person.

   When he created his export business, his mission was to build a reciprocated trust within an honest and sustaining working relationship with artisans.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of reciprocate.

Other Word Forms

• unreciprocated
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of reciprocated

reciprocate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Ronald Koeman was again great company and reciprocated our hospitality by serving up a dish of eels when we played at Everton.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Last week, lawmakers passed reforms to reopen Venezuela's nationalized hydrocarbons industry to private players, a move immediately reciprocated with a loosening of US sanctions.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

They harmonized beautifully over a tightly-apertured standard about reciprocated sweetness — a song performed at the scale of a treat in the home of a refugee.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

He capably conveys Doug’s quietly growing affection for Kayleen, but also his confusion and uncertainty about whether or when it might be reciprocated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

I tried, persistently but in vain, to reach out for his love and understanding, and each time he reciprocated by becoming more distant and inscrutable, more morose and frightening to me.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Related Words

• bilateral
• collective
• reciprocal