Respective
Respective adjective - Not the same or shared.
Usage example: it was late when the concert let out, so we all went our respective ways
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Synonyms for Respective
Separate is a synonym for respective in particular topic. In some cases you can use "Separate" instead an adjective "Respective", when it comes to topics like specific.
Separate
Separate adjective - Not the same or shared.
Usage example: we stayed in separate apartments on our vacation
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Related pairs
- individual and respective
- individual and separate
- special and respective
- special and separate
- particular and respective
- particular and separate
- specific and respective
- specific and separate
- singular and respective
- singular and separate
- single and respective
- single and separate
- distinct and respective
- distinct and separate
Both words in one sentence
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In the full anime, Minato turns out to have been in a coma the whole time, and after the girls all return to their respective, separate universes, he is still in a coma.
Source: Gainax Ending -
He then proceeds to separate the souls into groups for their respective punishments.
Source: Welcome to Hell - The whole thing is subverted when the Daleks casually separate the characters from their respective doomsday devices.
Source: Chekhovs Gun / Live-Action TV
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