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
Various is a synonym for respective in particular topic. In some cases you can use "Various" instead an adjective "Respective", when it comes to topics like specific, separate.
Various
Various adjective - Considered individually.
Usage example: the various reports all agreed
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Related pairs
- individual and respective
- individual and various
- distinctive and respective
- distinctive and various
- particular and respective
- particular and various
- specific and respective
- specific and various
- separate and respective
- separate and various
- own and respective
- own and various
- single and respective
- single and various
Both words in one sentence
- This particular Badass Creed is inscribed around the edge of Scottish-issue pound coins, along with various others from the other nations making up the UK on their respective versions.
Source: Badass Creed / Real Life - Jessie's Dustox and Ash's Butterfree both had similar "Release" montages showing various things they had done with their respective trainers.
Source: Really Dead Montage -
In the Poul Anderson novella Eutopia, the various names of North America are used as shorthand for their respective alternate universes.
Source: Istanbul Not Constantinople
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