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

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

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

For some Gen Zers, sweeping layoffs at companies in recent weeks have reinforced the belief that loyalty to an employer won’t be reciprocated.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sentiment was amply reciprocated across the Israeli political spectrum.

From The Wall Street Journal

The new Green leader reciprocated with public praise for Corbyn on Radio 4 shortly afterwards.

From BBC

Related Words

• bilateral
• collective
• reciprocal