/ Dictionary / Index R responsive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: re•spon•sive Pronunciation: (ri-spon'siv), [key] — adj. responding esp. readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government. acting in response, as to some stimulus. characterized by the use of responses: responsive worship. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: responsive (Thesaurus) responsion responsiveness Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language