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reciprocally

reciprocally

1 6.8
In a way where two people or groups do things for each other
  • adverb
  • /rɪˈsɪprəˌkli/
translation icon : mutuamente
  • When friendships are nurtured reciprocally, both individuals feel valued and appreciated.
  • reciprocally imitate
  • reciprocally influence
  • reciprocally related

And we are reciprocally narrowing down where we're feeling trapped.

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Examples

  • Let us pardon, reciprocally, each other's folly.

  • The two companies worked reciprocally on the project, contributing resources and expertise to achieve their goals.

  • But then, she reasons, he does not reciprocally expect the impossible from her.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Strategic planning guided students' efforts to control learning and was affected reciprocally by feedback from these efforts.

    Academic text (2006)
  • I propose that sacred place and identity are constructed reciprocally, each informing the other.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Hollenbach's vision of the common good is one of human persons acting together, reciprocally, in freedom and in respect for one another's dignity.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Ineffective childrearing practices and child antisocial behavior are reciprocally related.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Sanders, Field, and Diego's (2001) research revealed that high school students' educational expectations and academic achievements were reciprocally predictive.

    Academic text (2009)
  • In a close friendship, they support each other reciprocally, sharing both joys and struggles.

Synonyms

in return
vsreciprocally
330 2.4

To do something for someone because they did something for you

involves both parties acting or sharing rather than a single reply
mutually
vsreciprocally
79 3.3

In a way that all people or groups share equally

focuses on giving something back or exchanging rather than only sharing equally

How Mutual

mutually
79 3.3
reciprocally
1 6.8
jointly
39 3.5
unilaterally
50 7.5

Surface Forms

reciprocally positive

Morphology

reciprocally = reciprocal (transparent) = reciprocal + ly

Clear adverbial formation from 'reciprocal' indicating a mutual or shared manner.

Etymology

Reciprocally is also linked to reciprocate, which means 'to give back' or 'return'. So when people or countries act reciprocally, they do things for each other in a 'give and take' way.