Synonyms for reciprocity
- noun
Most common
exchange correlation reciprocation mutuality sympathy reciprocality
All synonyms
Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
The characteristic of being reciprocal, e.g. of a relationship between people.
In a friendship, reciprocity occurs where the contribution of each party meets the expectations of the other party.
Related words
- Word family
- reciprocality reciprocate reciprocating reciprocatory
Forms
- Plural
- reciprocities → reciprocations, mutualities, correlations, exchanges…
Example sentences
- exchange Our exchange students are leaving Japan next week.
- correlation I don't think that there's any correlation.
- sympathy His helplessness appeals to her motherly sympathy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| reciprocity | steady | |
| exchange | steady | |
| correlation | falling | |
| reciprocation | falling | |
| mutuality | rising | |
| sympathy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- exchange2, sympathy3
- 9 letters
- mutuality5
- 11 letters
- correlation4, interchange3
- 13 letters
- reciprocation, reciprocality
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exchange2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- réciprocité
- Italiano
- reciprocità
- Español
- reciprocidad
- Deutsch
- Reziprozität