unreceptive
1
6.3
- adjective
- /ˌʌnrɪˈsɛptɪv/
- Polunin was in an unreceptive mood.
Examples
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Second, many German clinicians are unreceptive to randomised trials, arguing that the results are not clinically relevant.
Academic text (1996) -
Foreign parties in U.S. litigation often argue that they should not be forced to comply with U.S. discovery orders when doing so would violate those blocking statutes or other foreign laws, such as data privacy or bank secrecy laws, but U.S. courts have been unreceptive to such arguments.
Academic text (2017) -
He seems to be completely unreceptive.
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Little did they know that the Supreme Court would prove unreceptive to their case, siding instead with Congress.
Academic text (2004) -
It follows that they would be equally unreceptive to the idea of having the report disclosed.
Academic text (1990) -
I seem to be casting pearls of wisdom into unreceptive ears.
Fiction book (2002) -
Moreover, the new society may be unreceptive to, or outright intolerant of, one's traditions.
Academic text (2003) -
An unreceptive audience and the general anticommunist climate may have also influenced their reasons for increasingly failing to accomplish their responsibilities.
Academic text (2005) -
The Association of Ghanaian Industries has requested protection from threatening imports, to which Finance Minister Botchwey was unreceptive.
Academic text (1991) -
He was unreceptive to the team's suggestions for improving their workflow.
Synonyms
251
2.9
Not willing to change your mind even when others try to persuade you
117
5.0
Not willing to listen to warnings or advice
38
5.6
Acting as if someone or something is not important
25
5.1
Not willing to accept ideas or ways different from their own
24
5.5
Not willing to think about new ideas or other people's views
16
7.5
Refusing to change your opinion or behavior even when others try to persuade you
16
5.2
Not willing to accept new ideas or different opinions
3
8.1
Not willing to consider other ideas or views
2
9.5
Still holding old beliefs and unwilling to change
1
6.3
Not willing to accept new ideas or change
Not willing to try new ideas, places, or experiences
Antonyms
How Receptive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unreceptive starts with un- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from the same root as receive, which means 'to take in'. So an unreceptive person is 'not willing to take in' new ideas or suggestions.