Responsiveness and Sternness
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Responsiveness
Responsiveness noun - The quality of being responsive; reacting quickly; as a quality of people, it involves responding with emotion to people and events.
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Synonyms for Responsiveness
Sternness is an antonym for responsiveness.
Sternness
Sternness noun - The quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism).
Usage example: the company's new president has a reputation for granitelike sternness and monkish austerity
Responsiveness is an antonym for sternness.
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