Reflexive Synonyms

rĭ-flĕksĭv
A personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. reflexive-pronoun
Referring back to itself
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. self-referent
Without volition or conscious control
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. automatic
  2. reflex

Words Related to Reflexive

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Reflexive Sentence Examples

  • He became more reflexive, more interested in the past.

  • The newborn's cry is automatic and reflexive.

  • Some verbs naturally require a reflexive pronoun; for instance, to kill onself.

  • The students had to manipulate reflexive verbs in French in order to create a song.

  • Theirs is the language we all still use now, and the one we are trying to become reflexive about.

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