Vocabulary
Reciprocal
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
given, felt, or done in return.
Urdu meaning
باہمی، دو طرفہ، باری باری
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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India halted treaty participation over alleged cross-border terrorism and resists engagement that might appear to vindicate Pakistan without reciprocal action.
Dawn Editorials —
Building on global goodwill
— 2026-04-16
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Third-country mediation efforts for Pak-Afghan rapprochement can be expedited as a reciprocal gesture for Pakistan`s constructive regional peace effort.Trade policy also needs recalibration.
Dawn Editorials —
Economic security buffers
— 2026-04-03
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This was an act of non-reciprocal strategic solidarity that helped China break out of strategic containment.This tangible commitment to connect our nations permanently predates contemporary geopolitical calculus.
Dawn Editorials —
The unbreakable bond
— 2025-10-31
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This reciprocal support acts as an indispensable strategic asset.
Dawn Editorials —
The unbreakable bond
— 2025-10-31
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He, however, did not demand the complete elimination of Bharati films from the Pakistan market but called for a reciprocal treatment so that Pakistan-made pictures could also be exhibited in Bharat.
Dawn Editorials —
Seventy-five years ago Film protection demand
— 2025-10-22
Synonyms
given/felt in return, requited, corresponding;reciprocated returned,
Antonyms
different, independent, singular
Curator example
“she was hoping for some reciprocal comment or gesture”
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