two-way
Going both directions
Two-way describes something that moves, operates, or communicates in both directions.
A two-way street allows traffic in opposite directions.
A two-way radio both transmits and receives.
A two-way mirror reflects on one side while allowing observation from the other.
The term often emphasizes reciprocity: Respect is a two-way street.
Shared between parties
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
- back-and-forthAlternating reciprocal motion
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- quid-pro-quoExchange of equivalents
tit-for-tat · reciprocation · symmetry · balance · parity · equivalence · complementarity · trade-off
Involving two parties
- mutualShared between parties
- jointShared by multiple parties
- sharedHeld in common
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
collaborative · partnership · dyadic · bipartite · dual · reciprocal · symbiotic · interdependent
Spoken exchange between parties
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- feedbackReturned response data
- intercomShort-range voice transmitter
radio · walkie-talkie · speakerphone · videoconference · teleconference · discussion · negotiation · consultation
Operating in both directions
- reversibleAble to be undone
- switchableAble to be exchanged
- back-and-forthAlternating reciprocal motion
- trafficMovement along routes
flow · lane · street · passage · conduit · channel · pathway · route
mutual
Shared between parties
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
- back-and-forthAlternating reciprocal motion
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
quid-pro-quo · tit-for-tat · reciprocation · symmetry · balance · parity · equivalence · complementarity · trade-off · reciprocity
bilateral
Involving two parties
cooperative · collaborative · partnership · dyadic · bipartite · dual · reciprocal · symbiotic · interdependent · allied
dialogue
Spoken exchange between parties
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- feedbackReturned response data
intercom · radio · walkie-talkie · speakerphone · videoconference · teleconference · discussion · negotiation · consultation · correspondence
bidirectional
Operating in both directions
- reversibleAble to be undone
- switchableAble to be exchanged
- back-and-forthAlternating reciprocal motion
traffic · flow · lane · street · passage · conduit · channel · pathway · route · thoroughfare
- traffic termsrush hour, traffic flow, traffic signs, congestion, peak hours
- wayspathway, roadway, walkway, driveway, hallway
- pairspair, pairs, duo, duos, dual
- Cincinnati foodconey, chili spaghetti, buckeyes
- radioFM radio, crystal set, AM radio, radio station, radio broadcast
- path conditionsmuddy, rocky, icy, slippery, wet
two-wayone-sided
Unfairly weighted toward one
unilateral · unreciprocated · nonreciprocal · unrequited · one-way
two-wayone-way
Permitting single direction travel
three-way · four-way · omnidirectional · dead-end · multi-directional
way, two, highway, twelve, twosome, byway, twofold, twain, two-way street