receptive[adjective]Synonyms: open, amenable, interested, open-minded, open to suggestions, susceptible, sympathetic
Antonyms: unreceptive
Contrasted words: closed, closed-minded, inhospitable
Related Words: open,
open-minded,
accessible,
amenable,
suggestible [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
re‧cep‧tive /rɪˈseptɪv/
adjective [
Word Family: noun:
receipt, receipts,
receiver,
reception,
receivership,
receiving,
receptionist,
receptor;
adjective:
receptive ≠
UNRECEPTIVE,
received;
verb:
receive]
willing to consider new ideas or listen to someone else’s opinions:
You might find them in a more receptive mood tomorrow. a receptive audiencereceptive to a workforce that is receptive to new ideas—receptiveness (
also receptivity /ˌriːsepˈtɪvəti, ˌriːsepˈtɪvɪti/)
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲