Synonyms for Recessive:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • recessive.
  •passive (adjective)
  • Refluent,
  • not dominant.
  •recessive (adjective)
  • receding,
  • relapsing,
  • fleeing,
  • backsliding,
  • regressive,
  • retreating.
  •regressive (adjective)
  • backward,
  • declining.
  •relapsed (adjective)
  • recidivist,
  • recurrent,
  • lapsed,
  • Relapsed.
  •retiring (adjective)
  • coy,
  • meek,
  • bashful,
  • withdrawn,
  • restrained,
  • shrinking,
  • unassuming,
  • reticent,
  • self-effacing,
  • timid,
  • withdrawing,
  • quiet,
  • humble,
  • reclusive,
  • timorous,
  • reserved.
  •shy (adjective)
  • chary,
  • conscious,
  • cautious,
  • reluctant,
  • distrustful,
  • disinclined,
  • apprehensive,
  • unwilling,
  • circumspect,
  • nervous,
  • shamefaced,
  • indisposed,
  • unresponsive,
  • introvert,
  • skittish,
  • fearful,
  • averse,
  • afraid,
  • loath,
  • suspicious,
  • wary,
  • loner,
  • hesitant.
  •unsociable (adjective)
  • hostile,
  • distant,
  • unapproachable,
  • antagonistic,
  • standoffish,
  • unbending,
  • cold,
  • cool,
  • aloof,
  • brooding,
  • uppity,
  • unforthcoming,
  • uncommunicative,
  • stuck-up,
  • secretive,
  • uncongenial,
  • inaccessible,
  • sensitive,
  • inhospitable.

• n.

  •
  • clone,
  • cross-fertilization,
  • cloning,
  • deoxyribonucleic acid,
  • chromosome,
  • cross-fertilize,
  • carry,
  • carrier,
  • cross.
  •body (noun)
  • recessive allele.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • dying.
  •backward
  • retrograde.
  •Other relevant words:
  • latent,
  • inferior,
  • inactive,
  • dormant,
  • economic condition,
  • diffident,
  • atavistic,
  • retrorse,
  • retroverse,
  • revertible,
  • recessional,
  • reactionary,
  • demure,
  • reversible,
  • Retrocedent,
  • introverted,
  • recessionary,
  • retrogressive,
  • going back,
  • modest,
  • Recidivous,
  • retroactive,
  • returnable,
  • financial condition,
  • reversionary,
  • sheepish,
  • suspended.

Paraphrases for Recessive:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    hidden.

Antonyms for Recessive:

• adj.

  • all
    dominant.
  • recessive
    prevailing, overbalancing.
  • retiring
    demonstrative, self-confident.
  • shy
    confident, unshy, unashamed.
  • unsociable
    approachable, nice, friendly.
  • Other antonyms:
    dashing, convivial, overbold, brash, immodest, bold, outgoing, clubbable, unreserved, gregarious, forward, boon, extroverted, social, uninhibited, forceful, companionable, sociable.

Homophones for Recessive:

• recife, ruck up, rose bay, rough up, reshape, rugby, recoup, rise up, recipe, Reship, rake off, raspy, rake-off, rack up, raise up, rajab, rasp, recopy, receive, rake up, rig up, rough pea, rose hip, rechauffe, rosy boa, recap, rush off, rosebay, rosehip, re-equip.

Hyponym for Recessive:

• n.

  • body
    allele, allelomorph.