receptive
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4.1
- adjective
- /rɪˈsɛptɪv/
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receptivo
- The teacher was very receptive to new teaching methods suggested by her colleagues.
- a receptive audience
- more receptive
There was no one else who was receptive to that besides you.
- There was no one else who was receptive to that besides you.
- People who are imaginative, people who are receptive to influences?
- And people are just more receptive when you're in person, right?
- And when you feel this energy, you are less receptive to what they have to say.
- And so I wanted to create that for anyone that's receptive or feels that.
- Initially, it seemed that Lloyd George was receptive to his ideas.
- They're so they're so respectful and receptive to guests.
- And the more controlled and coddled you get, the less receptive you can be to actual threats.
- And some people are probably more receptive to anomalous information.
- I often think about expansion, feeling open and receptive and feeling tight and closed and constricted.
Examples
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Once, in a blue moon, a resident is so receptive to what we offer, that she's ready to rejoin her loved ones, sooner than expected.
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And so they're a receptive audience for technological determinism.
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And at the end it says, would you be receptive to a sales training on these items?
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Well, the Chinese were very receptive, like we knew they would be.
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Initially, it seemed that Lloyd George was receptive to his ideas.
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Dogs read body language very well and are very receptive to vocal communication.
Academic text (2017) -
Well, we believe the longer we keep our customers on the phone, the more receptive they'll be to our message.
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People who are imaginative, people who are receptive to influences?
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They're far more receptive to suggestion than adults, and that's what you tried to do with the story.
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The mind is never passive; it is a perpetual activity, delicate, receptive, and responsive to stimulus.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
702
1.0
Willing to consider new ideas
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3.7
Ready to listen to new ideas and accept different views
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5.9
Willing to accept advice or follow rules
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4.1
Ready to accept new ideas and people in a friendly way
Ready to try new ideas and adapt to change
Open to new ideas, people, or experiences
Willing to welcome new ideas, people, or situations without judging them
Open to different ideas and willing to change views
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A condition where a person speaks in long sentences that do not make sense and cannot understand speech or writing
How Receptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
receptive = receive (transparent) = recept + ive
Meaning 'willing to receive' clearly follows from the verb 'receive' plus the productive adjective suffix '-ive'.
Etymology
Receptive comes from the Latin word recipere meaning 'to take' and shares the same root as receive and reception. So to be receptive to new ideas is like 'taking' them in with an open mind.