as in separately
for each person or thing
The first and second place winners were given, respectively, a trophy and a ribbon for their performances.
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of respectively
These fluctuations correlate with night and day times, respectively, which is when these hormones are naturally produced in our bodies.
—
wendy Wisner, Parents, 17 Sep. 2025
Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G will headline on Friday and Sunday, respectively.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Not that the first film was much better with its 43% and 31% scores respectively.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Pixel 10 and Galaxy S25 batteries don't fare as well, at 12 hours and 40 minutes and 14 hours and 15 minutes, respectively.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for respectively
wendy Wisner, Parents, 17 Sep. 2025
Sabrina Carpenter and Karol G will headline on Friday and Sunday, respectively.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Not that the first film was much better with its 43% and 31% scores respectively.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Pixel 10 and Galaxy S25 batteries don't fare as well, at 12 hours and 40 minutes and 14 hours and 15 minutes, respectively.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for respectively
Recent Examples of Synonyms for respectively
Adverb
-
Instead, tickets will be sold separately with proceeds benefiting the Aztecs’ Student-Athlete Recruitment and Retention Fund for men’s basketball.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
-
Meanwhile, a group of states led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton separately sued Google for anticompetitive and deceptive practices in its ad business.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
-
To date, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New Mexico and Virginia have individually taken action to expand COVID vaccine access by allowing pharmacists to administer the vaccine under certain circumstances.—
Jaimie Seaton,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
-
The clinic considers hair transplantation not only as a technical procedure but as an aesthetic art and evaluates each patient individually.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Respectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/respectively. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share